Crime & Safety

2 Killed in Fiery Swansea Crash

A third person survived the crash, State Police said.

Two people were killed and one person was hurt in a crash on Route 195 in Swansea Thursday night.

State Police said troopers responded to the crash at about 11:10 p.m. and found the vehicle engulfed in flames. A young man made it out of the vehicle but a young man and a young woman died inside, police said.

Police said the vehicle, heading westbound, left the road and struck a tree. They are investigating exactly how the crash happened.

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The survivor was transported to Rhode Island Hospital.

None of the victims’ names were immediately released.

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