Crime & Safety

One Dead in Route 3 Crash

The accident occurred early Sunday morning.

A 31-year-old Hanover man was killed in a one-vehicle rollover accident on Route 3 Northbound early Sunday morning.

State Police responded to the scene north of Exit 15 in Hingham shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday.

The one occupant of the 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.

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Police are unsure of the reason for the accident at this time.

“The remaining facts and circumstances of the crash are currently under investigation by troopers from the State Police Norwell Barracks. State Police Collision Analysis Reconstruction Section (CARS), State Police Crime Scene Services Section (CSSS), Hingham Police Department, Hingham Fire/EMS Departments, State Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation assisted at the scene,” according to State Police.

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