Officials identify 2 people hit, killed by vehicle in Easthampton

EASTHAMPTON, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Two people who were hit and killed by a vehicle in Easthampton have been identified.

Laurie Loisel, spokesperson for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office, said that 81-year-old Edward Hanlon Jr. and 60-year-old Ilona Murray, both of Easthampton, were struck around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday on Northampton Road in Easthampton.

Hanlon was pronounced dead at the scene, while Murray died a short time later at Baystate Medical Center.

The driver of the vehicle, a South Hadley man, cooperated with investigators at the scene, according to Loisel.

The incident remains under investigation.