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Thursday, 4:30 PM
From the City & Region staff at The Boston Globe
Man dead in crash on Route 1 ramp
By Globe Staff
A man who was not wearing a seat belt was killed this morning when the minivan he was driving rolled over on a highway exit ramp on the Lynnfield/Peabody town line, State Police said.
The man was driving a 1999 Ford Windstar at 4:38 a.m. on the ramp from southbound Route 1 onto Route 128 when the minivan rolled over. After being thrown from the minivan, the man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Windstar was found in woods 50 to 70 feet off the road.
Police did not release the man's name. The accident remains under investigation, but it appears that speed and a wet roadway may have contributed to the crash.
The ramp reopened to traffic at 7:15 a.m.
