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The crash happened Saturday, April 17 at around 6 p.m. in Central Massachusetts when one of the vehicles involved, a 2009 Nissan Murano, was traveling west in the eastbound lanes in Worcester County, near Exit 6B in Sturbridge, Massachusetts State Police said.
The Nissan struck a 2011 Volvo XC60 traveling east on the eastbound side, according to state police.
Lifesaving efforts were immediately attempted by responding cruisers, however, the crash resulted in fatal injuries to one occupant in one vehicle and two occupants in a second vehicle, state police said.
The crash resulted in fatal injuries to the operator of the Nissan, identified as Deyja Jackson, age 40, of Worcester, and fatal injuries to the operator and passenger in the Volvo, identified as Irene Karam, age 83, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Patricia Knauer, age 62, of Deland, Florida, respectively.
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State Police identify 3 killed in I-84 crash
By Adam Sennott Globe Correspondent,Updated April 18, 2021, 4:11 p.m.
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State Police on Sunday identified three people who were killed after a wrong-way driver crashed into another vehicle on Interstate 84 in Sturbridge.
Deyja Jackson, 40 of Worcester, was driving a 2009 Nissan Murano west in the eastbound lane she crashed into a 2011 Volvo XC60 prior to Exit 6B at about 6 p.m. Saturday, State Police said in a press release. Jackson died as a result of her injuries.
The driver of the Volvo, Irene Karam, 83 of Manchester, N.H. and Patricia Knauer, 62 of Deland, Fla., also died as a result of their injuries, police said.
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Florida, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire women died on April 17 after a fiery wrong-way driving crash in I-84. (Shutterstock)
STURBRIDGE, MA Three women died after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 84 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, according to Mass. State Police.
Troopers were sent to the area of Exit 6B around 6 p.m. for a report of a wrong-way driver crash where three people were seriously injured. Lifesaving efforts were immediately attempted by responding cruisers, according to state police, however, the crash resulted in fatal injuries to one occupant in one vehicle and two occupants in a second vehicle.
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On Sunday, toopers identified the women as Deyja Jackson, 40, of Worcester, MA, who was in a 2009 Nissan Murano; Irene Karam, 83, of Manchester, New Hampshire, who was driving a 2011 Volvo XC60; and Patricia Knauer, 62, of Deland, Florida, who was a passenger in the Volvo.