Three people were killed Saturday when a vehicle that was driving incorrectly on Interstate 84 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, crashed into another vehicle, police said.
Just after 6 p.m., state police received a report before exit 6B from a driver traveling west on the east side of I-84.
Troops flocked to the area in an attempt to locate and stop the driver. A few minutes after the call, the wrong vehicle hit another vehicle on the east side, police said.
Responding officers immediately made life-saving efforts, but the collision resulted in a combined three deaths. According to police, one occupant of one SUV and two occupants of a second SUV sustained fatal injuries.
The two vehicles involved were a Volvo XC60 with a New Hampshire registration and a Nissan Murano with a Connecticut registration, police said.
According to police, they are still gathering information about which vehicle drove wrong, as well as information about the victims.
I-84 at Exit 6B was closed after the accident to assist the on-site investigation. Traffic was diverted to Route 20, but the scene has since been cleared.
Troops were assisted at the scene by Sturbridge Fire & EMS, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and the office of the chief medical examiner.
The exact cause and circumstances surrounding the accident, including the reason why a driver was traveling on the wrong side of the highway, are still being investigated.