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At about 11:15 am, troopers from the Sturbridge State Police barracks responded to a four car crash on Sutton Ave in Oxford that resulted in the fatality of a pedestrian. Preliminary information collected in the investigation by Trooper William Hall indicates that the operator of a 2010 Lexus travelling from the Route 395 Southbound ramp onto Sutton Avenue, when for reasons still under investigation; lost control and struck a vehicle by the Honey Farms convenient store. This vehicle, a 2011 Toyota Corolla then struck two pedestrians that were positioned on the sidewalk in front of the Honey Farms store. The Lexus continued on Sutton Ave striking two more vehicles; a 2010 Nissan Altima and a 2015 Nissan Rogue.
One of the pedestrians was determined to be deceased at the scene and was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Boston. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending family notification. The other pedestrian struck was transported to UMass Medical for treatment of serious injuries. Their name will not be released.
The operator of the Lexus and the occupants of the Corolla and Rogue were transported to UMass Medical for treatment of non-life threatening injuries they sustained in the crash. The operator of the Altima was transported to Hubbard Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries sustained in the crash.
The cause of this crash remains under investigation with assistance from the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section (CARS) and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. State Police were assisted on scene by members of the Oxford and Webster Police and Fire Departments, Douglas Fire, Worcester County State Police Detective Unit, Medical Examiner’s Office and Mass DOT.
Sutton Avenue was shut down for approximately 3 hours.
