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Troopers responded to reports of a body in the road at approximately 10 p.m.last night on the westbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike at Exit 10 in Auburn. There is an ongoing investigation into the identity of the victim, and how the victim came to be at that location. There is no overpass nearby. Troopers have not located any unattended vehicles in the area and there were no prior reports of pedestrians on the highway.
The victim suffered severe injuries, and gender has not yet been determined. The cause or causes of the totality of the injuries to the body remains part of the ongoing investigation.
Troopers from Troop C of the Massachusetts State Police are canvassing the area and attempting to locate witnesses.
MSP Troop C is being assisted in the investigation by Troopers from the State Police Crime Scene Services Section, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, the State Police Detective Unit for Worcester County, and Auburn Police.
