One killed in Rt. 495 crash

Chelmsford (WBZ Newsroom)  -- One person was killed in a three vehicle crash on Rt. 495 in Chelmsford Thursday.

The accident happened between Rt 4 and Rt 110 shortly before 10 a.m.

State Police say 22-year-old Kaitlyn Driscoll of Fitchburg was driving a 2000 Dodge Intrepid sedan in the left lane of Route 495 North in Chelmsford when her vehicle lost control and entered into the middle lane and hit the side a tractor trailer truck.

The rig lost control, exited the road to the left, crossed through the median, broke through a guardrail, and entered into the southbound lanes of Rt. 495. The tractor trailer crossed all three lanes of Route 495 South and collided head-on with a 2004 Chevrolet Silverado pickup operated by an adult male that was traveling in the middle lane.

The operator of the Chevrolet sustained serious injuries in the crash and was declared deceased at the scene. The operator of the tractor trailer, 46-year-old Jody Anderson of Millville, New Jersey, received minor injuries in the crash and was taken to Lowell General Hospital. Driscoll was uninjured in the crash. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending proper family notification.
 
The crash remains under investigation.