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3 Killed, 9 Injured In Crash At Billerica Auto Auction
Three people were killed and nine others injured when a vehicle went careening through a crowd of people gathered for an auto auction at an indoor facility in Billerica Wednesday morning.
Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said at a press conference that a worker at the Lynnway Auto Auction was behind the wheel of a 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee when it suddenly accelerated.
"As this vehicle began to enter the building, following a pace behind the car in front of it, it suddenly accelerated, traveled through the inside of the building at a very high rate of speed, striking numerous people and ultimately was brought to a halt by crashing into a cinder block wall at the far end," Ryan said.
Ryan said there were several hundred people in the building at the time of the crash. She said the vehicle traveled the entire length of the warehouse, which she estimated was about the size of a football field.
Authorities said two of the victims were female and one was male, though they did not provide their names or ages. Of the nine people injured, Ryan said two had life-threatening injuries.
Ryan said the driver was in his 70s and was not injured. She said the investigation into the cause of the crash was ongoing.
"The preliminary information we have right now suggests that this is a tragic accident," Ryan said during the press conference.
Earlier Wednesday, Massachusetts State Police said there was no evidence the incident was intentional.
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3 dead, multiple injured after car crashes
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Updated: May 3, 2017 - 11:16 PM
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Witness saw 'bodies flying through the air' at Lynnway Auto Auction in crash that killed 3
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A Jeep Grand Cherokee killed three people and injured another nine Wednesday morning when it took off at high speeds and crashed into a cinder block wall at the Lynnway Auto Auction in Billerica.
Peter Gilman, a regular at auto auction, was there and knew something was amiss when he heard an engine whining.
Following a clank and a shift into gear, the 2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee "took off like a slingshot and it just went right through the building," Gilman told the Boston Herald. "Then I see bodies flying through the air."
With a "huge thud," Gilman told the Herald the Jeep came to a stop when it went through the wall of a building at the auto auction.
"There was no stopping the momentum of the Jeep until he hit the wall," Gilman told the Herald. "There was nothing to stop the speeding bullet except the poor souls in the way."
A man and woman died at the scene. A third fatal victim, a woman, was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Of the nine injured, some suffered life-threatening injuries.
The Jeep was driven by a man in his 70s who worked at the auto auction. He has not been identified by police. The crash is currently believed to be accidental and police are investigating potential vehicle malfunction or if the driver suffered from a medical emergency at the time of the crash.
One of the fatal victims has been identified as Leezandra Aponte. Wednesday was her first day of work at the auto auction, a position she accepted to raise money for her daughter's quinceanera.
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