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State Police Investigate Fatal Crash on Route 495 South in Bolton
Preliminary investigation by Trooper Matthew Clark indicates that 29-year-old Ramkishor Sadu of West Haven, Connecticut was operating a 2009 Hyundai Accent on Route 495 South in Bolton when his vehicle lost control, exited the road to the left, and rolled over before coming to rest against a tree in the median. Ramkishor was trapped in the vehicle after the crash and was transported by medical helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston with serious injuries. A male rear seat passenger, 43-year-old Venkat Reddy Enukonda of India, was also trapped inside the vehicle after the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. A female rear seat passenger, 51-year-old Bhagya Lakshimi Beeram of India, was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was transported by ambulance with serious injuries to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where she was later pronounced deceased. A third rear seat passenger, 28-year-old Sripal Enukonda of West Haven, Connecticut, was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was transported by ambulance to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester with serious injuries. The front seat passenger, 28-year-old Sankarsh Reddy of Ruston, Louisiana, was also ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was transported by ambulance to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester with serious injuries. None of the occupants of the Hyundai were wearing their safety belts at the time of the crash.
This crash remains under investigation with the assistance of the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section. The Bolton Fire Department, Bolton Police Department, Berlin Fire Department, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and MassHighway assisted Troopers at the scene.
In order to accommodate the safe landing of the medical helicopter and a portion of the crash investigation, Route 495 South was completely closed for approximately 1½ hours. During this time, traffic was diverted off of Route 495 South onto Route 117 at exit 27. Due to the continued crash investigation and vehicle removal, the left and middle lanes of Route 495 South were closed for an additional 2½ hours.
No further information is available at this time. Please do not call the barracks directly.