EAST BOSTON — State Police said a preliminary investigation indicates a Swampscott man was driving one of the cars involved in a Route 1A accident outside the Ted Williams Tunnel shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday that killed two people riding in another vehicle.
The Subaru Legacy driven by the 27-year-old Swampscott man had exited the Ted Williams Tunnel and was traveling northbound on 1A when it struck the rear of the shuttle bus, owned by Hampton Inn, which had just entered 1A north from the airport, according to state police.
The impact caused the bus to veer to its left, striking the jersey barrier, and then back to its right, hitting the right side barrier. Two occupants of the bus were ejected and were determined to be deceased at the scene, Joseph A. Rodriguez, 59 and Sandra L. Arreola, 47, both of El Paso, Texas.
Three occupants of the bus, the driver and two other passengers, were not ejected but suffered serious injuries. The driver, a 53-year-old East Boston man, remains hospitalized at Tufts Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. A 57-year-old woman from El Paso, a passenger, is still being treated at Massachusetts General Hospital for serious injuries. A 45-year-old Tampa, Fla., man, another passenger, has been treated and released from Tufts.
The Swampscott man remains at Tufts with non-incapacitating injuries. His name is not being released at this time. State Police do not release names of surviving victims of crashes unless they are criminally charged.
The crash remains under investigation to determine if criminal charges will be sought.