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Today at approximately 10:18 a.m., troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Dartmouth Barracks responded to reports of a single vehicle crash on Route 195 west bound between exits 4B and 4A in Somerset that resulted in a fatality.
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Fernando DaSilva indicates that the operator of a 2001 Ford Explorer swerved to avoid debris in the right travel lane, and rolled over. The driver and sole occupant, a 55-year-old male from Fall River was determined deceased at the scene. His name is being withheld pending next of kin notification.
The facts and circumstances remain under investigation with the assistance of troopers from the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, Crime Scene Services Section, and troopers assigned to the Dartmouth Barracks.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by personnel from the Somerset Fire and EMS and MassDOT.
A second crash occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m., on the west bound side of Route 195 east of exit 4B. This crash involved two vehicles and was unrelated to the fatality. One person was transported for non-life threatening injuries sustained in the crash and was transported to Rhode Island Hospital.
No further information is available at this time. Please do not call the barracks directly.
