Car severed in half in fatal Hyde Park crash

A motorist is dead following a single-vehicle crash near American Legion Highway and Clare Avenue that reportedly split the vehicle in half.Boston police say they were called to the scene around 5:25 p.m. Thursday. The operator was pronounced dead at the scene.WCVB reported that part of the vehicle was resting next to a pole in the center of the street while the other half was upside down and across the street.A witness told Drew Karedes of Boston 25 News that the victim had severe injuries to their face.“He had some horrific facial injuries, like something I have never seen in my entire life,” the unidentified witness said.Another witness, Anne Marie Yanulis, told NBC10 Boston the crash happened near a memorial for someone else killed along the same stretch of road.“This is one of the most dangerous strips right here, and this proves it,” she said.

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