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Wrong-way crash in Falmouth leaves two dead, one critically hurt

Wrong-way crash in Falmouth leaves two dead, one critically hurt

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Police say two people were killed and another was hurt in a wrong-way crash on I-295 in Falmouth Monday.

It happened just north of Exit 11 around 10 a.m.

According to investigators, 72-year-old Nancy Ezhaya of Yarmouth entered the interstate traveling south on the northbound lanes.

Police say the woman then crashed into an SUV that was traveling northbound.

The driver of the SUV was identified as 61-year-old Allen Apblett of Oklahoma.

both Ezhaya and Apblett were killed in the crash.

Apblett was in the vehicle with his wife, who suffered critical injuries in the crash.

I-295 north was closed to traffic for about 3 hours as crews worked to clear the scene.

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