2 Dead, 2 Injured in Overnight New Bedford Crash

Two people are dead, and two others are hurt following an overnight crash along Route 140 in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

State police say that police responded to a call about a car accident on the southbound side of the highway at mile marker 2.1 around 2 a.m. Saturday and found a badly damaged Honda Civic car, carrying four people, off the road.

Police said one person was pronounced dead at the scene. Three others were taken to a local hospital, where another person died from their injuries. The condition of the two injured people was not immediately available.

Traffic was able to pass in the breakdown lane while detectives conducted an on-scene investigation, police said. The road reopened to normal traffic shortly after 5 a.m.

The victims names are not being released at this time, pending notification of families, according to state police, who offered their condolences to the victims' loved ones.

Police haven't said what they believe caused the deadly crash. An investigation remains ongoing.