NEW SALEM, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The two Gardner residents who died in the Route 202/Daniel Shays Highway accident on Friday have been identified as 89 year-old Gerald Patriquin and 74 year-old Margaret Patriquin by the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.
Another driver, a 45 year-old Chicopee man was transported by helicopter to UMass Medical Center in Worcester and a 35 year-old Orange man was brought to Athol Memorial Hospital. It is also believed that a garbage truck was involved in the three-vehicle accident.
No charges are being filed at this time.