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It happened at approximately 1 a.m. Friday, June 25 in Hampden County, on Route 291 eastbound at the 5.0-mile marker in Chicopee.
State Police troopers arrived on the scene where they found a person involved in the crash with serious life-threatening injuries and began CPR, and subsequently utilized an AED.
The man, now identified as Francisco Flores, age 41, of Springfield.was determined to be dead at the scene, according to state police.
The crash remains actively under investigation by:
- Troop B of the Massachusetts State Police with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section,
- Hampden County State Police Detective Unit,
- State Police Crime Scene Services Section,
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Troopers were assisted on the scene with traffic control by MassDOT.
The right lane of the highway was closed for the duration of the investigation.
This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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