Police in Merrimac Thursday released the identity of a 74-year-old Haverhill man who died after a single-vehicle crash on route 110, West Main Street, Wednesday afternoon.
The crash, at about 1:52 p.m., Wednesday, in the vicinity of 60 West Main St., claimed the life of Richard A. Talbot, 74, of Haverhill, according to Merrimac Police Chief Eric M. Shears.
“On behalf of the Merrimac Police Department, I wish to convey my most sincere condolences to the family of Mr. Talbot during this extremely difficult time,” Shears said in a statement Thursday.
Responding Merrimack police officers and firefighters found that a 2013 gray Toyota Sienna had been traveling on West Main Street when it exited the roadway and crashed head-on into a tree, police said. Talbot, the driver, was the sole occupant of the vehicle. He was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The crash closed portions of West Main St., route 110, during the afternoon, police added.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Merrimac Police Department with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section