ATHOL — A 59-year-old man from Orange was killed Monday night after he lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a curve near 49 South Main St. in Athol and collided head on with another vehicle in the opposite lane.
The crash occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m., according to a press release from Laurie Loisel, director of communication and outreach with the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office. The man, who has yet to be publicly identified pending notification of his family, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the other vehicle was transported to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the release states. Athol firefighters had to use cutting equipment to remove the body from the wreckage. There were no passengers in either vehicle.
Police from Athol and Orange responded, as did Massachusetts State Police troopers. According to the release, the accident remains under investigation by State Police troopers assigned to the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office as well as the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.