Woman Crushed By SUV At Westford Market Basket

WESTFORD, MA — A woman was killed in Westford Thursday after authorities said a driver hit her sport utility vehicle in a Market Basket parking lot, causing her to become pinned underneath. The victim was identified Friday at Wei Wang, 64, of Acton. The incident happened Thursday morning in the busy Cornerstone Square shopping center.

"The preliminary investigation suggests that ...(Wang) was at the back of her motor vehicle in a parking lot at Market Basket in Westford," Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Westford Police Chief Thomas McEnaney said in a statement. "A second motor vehicle, while parking, struck the female’s car causing her vehicle to roll backwards pinning her underneath. The driver remained on scene." (Sign up for free daily newsletters and breaking news alerts from Westford Patch.)

Wang was transported to Lowell General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

"This is an open and active investigation being conducted by the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, the Westford Police Department and the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and no additional information is being released at this time," Ryan and McEnaney said.

Cornerstone Square is a busy complex located off Interstate 495 and includes a Market Basket, Marshalls and Five Guys Burgers and Fries.

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