An investigation is underway after a hit and run crash in West Bridgewater leaves a woman dead.
Massachusetts State Police say that a preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 10:30 p.m. Monday a 2008 Toyota Scion TC and a 2015 Honda Accord were northbound on Route 24 in West Bridgewater.
At one point the Toyota changed lanes and made contact with the Honda causing the Honda to move into the median where came into contact with a concrete barrier.
The Toyota then fled the scene.
As the Honda was stationary in the left travel lane, a 2022 Ford Maverick pickup struck the rear of the Honda, causing it to become fully engulfed in flames.
The car fire was knocked down by the West Bridgewater Fire Department.
The driver of the Honda, 46-year-old Erpharo Gilbert of Raynham, was determined to be deceased on scene.
The driver of the Ford, identified as a 23-year-old Brockton man, was not injured.
All three northbound lanes on Route 24 were closed for approximately four hours.
The incident remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police.
