UPDATE: Fatal Accident on Route 114

Police have closed Route 114 near Merrimack College this morning following a multiple-car accident in which one person was killed.

The accident happened about 5:30 a.m. and involved a truck and two other vehicles. North Andover Police Chief Richard Stanley was at the scene and said that one of the drivers, a man in his late 40s, was killed on impact. Police are not releasing the man's identity until his next of kin is notified.

The truck involved -- belonging to Rexel, an electrical supplies distributor with branches in Danvers and Woburn -- was found engulfed in flames. The driver of that truck had made it out of his vehicle safely. The driver of the third car also made it out safely.

"We're very lucky it was just one person that passed away," Stanley said.

The road was closed near Route 125, and there was traffic all around town in that area. The roadway is open to traffic now. Police are investigating the accident and would not comment on possible causes. Check back to Patch for the latest about this accident.