24-year-old dead after crash in Yarmouth
Authorities responded to a crash early Thanksgiving morning on West Yarmouth Road.
A 24-year-old man was killed in a car crash in Yarmouth early Thanksgiving morning, according to local officials.
Police responded to the location of the crash at 1:13 a.m. Thursday morning. It occurred on West Yarmouth Road north of Sheffield Road, the Yarmouth Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.
Two vehicles sustained “significant” damage. The victim who died was found in a vehicles off the road near a tree. First responders attempted to give the man lifesaving aid, but he was later pronounced dead at Cape Cod Hospital.
The victim’s name has not been released. Police identified him only as a 24-year-old man from Yarmouth Port.
The driver of the second vehicle remained at the scene and was brought to Cape Cod Hospital for a medical evaluation.
An investigation is ongoing.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the family, their loved ones, and all who are grieving during this very difficult time,” Yarmouth police said in a statement.
Elin MacEachern, a resident who lives nearby, told WCVB that she knows the victim and his family. She described him as “a really nice kid.”