WESTFIELD–Police identified the woman who died following a crash on Route 20 Friday evening.
Frances L. Poe, 68, of Russell Road, died after being involved in a single-car accident. Poe was the sole occupant of a vehicle that drove off Russell Road, Route 20, and crashed into a tree near Tekoa Country Club. There were no other people or vehicles involved.
Westfield Police and Fire/EMS responded to the scene of the accident at around 6:15 p.m., where they found Poe trapped inside the vehicle. Together, police, fire and EMS personnel freed Poe from the car. Afterward, she was transported to Baystate Noble Hospital by Westfield Fire and EMS, where she was pronounced dead.
Police had the road closed for nearly two hours after the crash while they investigated the accident. The road was re-opened around 8:15 p.m., Friday evening.
“It seems she had some sort of onset of something medical that made her lose control of the car,” Westfield Police Capt. Michael McCabe said about the accident.
McCabe said that police were not able to give an estimate of speed and were not able to comment further. He also said that the Hampden County Medical Examiner’s Office will be in charge of further investigations.
