Crime & Safety

70-Year-Old Medford Man Dead In 3-Car Crash In Concord

The man driving a 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo when it rear-ended a second vehicle, pushing that vehicle into a third, police say.

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The driver was taken to the hospital, where he died, police said. The operator of the second car, a 26-year-old Stoughton man, sustained minor injuries and was also taken to the hospital. The driver of the third vehicle was uninjured.
The driver was taken to the hospital, where he died, police said. The operator of the second car, a 26-year-old Stoughton man, sustained minor injuries and was also taken to the hospital. The driver of the third vehicle was uninjured. (Shutterstock)

CONCORD, MA — Police are investigating a three-car crash in Concord Wednesday afternoon that resulted in the death of a 70-year-old man from Medford, state police said Thursday.

The crash occurred at 1:10 p.m. on Route 2 eastbound, where investigators believe the man, Steven Marchand, was driving a 1984 Chevrolet Monte Carlo when it rear-ended a second vehicle, pushing that vehicle into a third.

Marchand was taken to the hospital, where he died, police said. The operator of the second car, a 26-year-old Stoughton man, sustained minor injuries and was also taken to the hospital. The driver of the third vehicle was uninjured.

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The left travel lane of Route 2 eastbound in Concord was closed for nearly two hours.

No additional information was immediately available.

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