Worcester Woman Killed In Pike Crash ID'd

WORCESTER, MA - A Worcester woman is dead and a Worcester woman seriously injured after a Saturday morning crash on the Mass. Pike in Ludlow, State Police said. Police on Sunday identified the woman as Mildred Collins, 58, of Worcester.

Troopers from the Charlton barracks responded around 11 a.m. to a single-vehicle rollover crash.

Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2004 Cadillac Escalade was traveling westbound when the 44-year-old man driving apparently lost control and veered left into the median. It then veered right and rolled over.

Two passengers, including the driver, were ejected from the vehicle. The other person was a 66-year-old woman who was transported to the hospital with serious injuries.

The right and breakdown lanes were closed for approximately 2 1/2 hours as police investigated.

Initial reports identified Mildred Collins as a man. That has been corrected.