Two men were killed and a third person hurt when a car crashed into a tree late Wednesday in Brockton, Massachusetts, officials said.
The driver, 20-year-old Fernando Da Silveira Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other man sitting in front, 37-year-old Christopher Ribeiro, was pronounced dead after being rushed to a local hospital, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said Thursday. Both men were from Brockton.
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A person sitting in the back of the car was also taken to a hospital for treatment; prosecutors didn't share their condition as of Thursday afternoon.
The incident on North Cary Street was reported about 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, with the car found crashed into a tree about 15 feet from the road, prosecutors said. State and local police were investigating how the crash took place.
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Police initially described the crash as serious, and footage from the scene showed extensive damage to the car.
