2 Women Killed By Van In Sandwich Identified

SANDWICH, Mass. (AP) — Police have released the names of the two women struck and killed by a minivan on Cape Cod.

Sandwich police on Tuesday identified the victims as 87-year-old Shirley McCarthy and 69-year-old Evelyn Furlong.

Both women were residents of Sandwich.

Investigators say the women were struck as they crossed Route 6A in a crosswalk on their way to a shopping plaza at about 1:30 p.m. Monday.

They were both taken to Cape Cod Hospital in Barnstable where they were later pronounced dead.

They were struck by a 2001 Honda Odyssey driven by a 54-year-old Marlborough man.

He was also taken to the hospital. His name has not been released because he has not been charged.

The investigation is ongoing.

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