2 dead, 1 hurt in Holyoke head-on crash

July 08, 2011

Two people have died in a head-on car crash in Holyoke.

Police say an SUV traveling west on Route 202 at about 4:30 p.m. on Thursday crossed the center line and struck a Chevrolet Malibu heading east.

The driver and the passenger in the Malibu were taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield where they were pronounced dead. Their names were not immediately released, but they were described as a 46-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man.

The driver of the SUV, a 23-year-old woman, was hospitalized with serious injuries.

The road was shut down for about five hours during the investigation.

There was no word on charges.

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