UPDATE: 12-Year-Old Girl Killed in Rollover Crash on Route 24 in Stoughton
Three people were ejected in a single car crash on Route 24. The accident on the northbound side of the highway Thursday afternoon created heavy traffic during the evening commute.
Article updated on 7/12 at 9:20 p.m.
Massachusetts State Police say a 12-year-old girl from Norton has died following a single car rollover crash on Route 24 in Stoughton late Thursday afternoon.
Three people, all from Norton, were involved in the rollover on Route 24 northbound in Stoughton, according to Stoughton Fire Department dispatcher Joe Sbardella.
The driver and the front seat passenger were both ejected, while the backseat passenger was pulled from the car by a Good Samaritan, according to State Police.
The Boston Herald reports State Police responded to the scene and found all three people lying on the highway. The young girl was pronounced deceased at the scene.
One woman was transported to Boston Medical Center and another woman was transported to Massachusetts General Hospital, according to State Police.
Stoughton Fire Captain Jim Bertram said both women, while semi-conscious, had multi-system trauma with potential life-threatening injuries.
The Stoughton Fire Department responded to the accident at 4:45 p.m. on July 12. The car rolled over just before exit 20 (Route 139) on the northbound side, Sbardella said.
Bertram said the accident took place about a quarter mile south of the Route 139 exit, near the Page Street overpass on the Stoughton/Avon line.
The Randolph and Avon Fire Departments also responded to the scene.
The accident created gridlock on both sides of Route 24 during the evening commute. At one point, traffic was backed up to Route 495 on the northbound side, WBZ reported. The highway reopened Thursday evening, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
The State Police are investigating the cause of the crash, Bertram said.
Bertram said he has "been to over 100 of [these serious car accidents] and it never gets easier," noting that many of the Stoughton firefighters have young children around the age of the girl who died.
"Wear your seat belt," he cautioned.
Check back with Stoughton Patch for more information as it becomes available.
Niecia
8:07 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
My thoughts and prayers go out to the families! :(
dings78
9:10 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
This is terrible. They wouldn't have been ejected if they'd had seatbelts on right? I don't get it...
Gail
9:48 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
I agree dings78. When are people going to learn???
nicole
8:06 am on Friday, July 13, 2012
My kids seen this crash. They were on the other side of the highway with my sister. They seen them on the ground before help got there.
nicole
8:14 am on Friday, July 13, 2012
This is so sad and my heart gos out to the families. I have kids the same age.
nicole
9:58 am on Friday, July 13, 2012
This is so sad I seen what happend. My heart goes out there to the families.
carol
11:45 am on Friday, July 13, 2012
My prayer and thoughts are with the families. Poor girl. Everyone wear your seatbelts please.
Jeffrey Pickette
1:02 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
An update on the Rt 24 crash. All three victims from Norton:
http://stoughton.patch.com/articles/state-police-route-24-rollover-victims-from-norton
Erin munroe
1:45 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
These are my cousins and yes they should of had seatbelts on but it was an accident and my cousin is suffering enough knowing she lost her daughter. The tire blew and she tried to get control of the truck.
carol
4:04 pm on Friday, July 13, 2012
I am sorry for her loss.
Sandra
7:38 am on Saturday, July 14, 2012
What a tragedy...I was in the car with my daughter I saw the aftermath of this horrible accident- my heart and prayers are with her mother and family.
John Devin
2:28 pm on Saturday, July 14, 2012
I am also a family member. Seatbekts were used but obviously not everyone was wearing one.
Tim Corkum
9:37 pm on Sunday, July 15, 2012
My heart goes out to the family as well. No one wants to hear what "should" have been done after the fact. I bet everyone on here has gone without a seat belt a time or two themselves. This person has to live the rest of their lives knowing what happened. That is a punishment within itself. No one can ever punish them any worse than that. R.I.P Little One :(
L.Ross
12:31 pm on Thursday, July 19, 2012
My heart goes out to the family and espescially the mother. I lost my daughter just 9 short months ago. I am so sorry for your loss.