Roll-Over Crash in Lakeville Kills Driver

LAKEVILLE - Massachusetts State Police are investigating a fatal accident in Lakeville Saturday.

Around 6 p.m., police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Route 140 northbound in Lakeville.

The investigation indicates a male driver was traveling on 140 north in a 2015 Ford Transit van when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over and crash. The vehicle caught fire and the man became trapped inside the van. Several motorists were able to free the man from the vehicle.

The victim was transported to Morton Hospital in Taunton where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The crash remains under investigation.