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State Police investigating fatal crash in Worcester

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WORCESTER, Mass. — State Police responded to a crash involving two vehicles on Route 290 in Worcester at 2:30 a.m on Saturday that killed a Lawrence woman.

According to State Police, Ilianes Rentas, 31, rear-ended a pickup truck that was towing a car carrier on Route 290, right before Exit 22. Rentas, who was driving a Honda Civic, and her two passengers were trapped inside the car following the collision.

Worcester Fire Department got the three passengers out of the vehicle and they were transported to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, where Rentas was later pronounced dead.

The driver of the pickup truck was not injured in the crash.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.