Courtesy photo Two first responders look around the area where the vehicle carrying two Massachusetts women came to rest after crashing through a guard rail along Route 93 in Windham and rolling multiple times down an embankment, claiming the lives of both women. (Courtesy photo)

WINDHAM – State police continue to investigate the circumstances of an early morning crash on I-93 that claimed the lives of two Massachusetts women.

Lawrence, Massachusetts residents Lesley Martinez Velazquez, 23, and Sasha Peralta, 31, were both ejected from the 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee when, according to police, it veered across the highway, crashed through a guardrail and tumbled an estimated 100 yards down an embankment before coming to rest in a gully.

State troopers were notified of the crash just before 5 a.m. by callers who reported it had occurred in the southbound lane at mile marker 6.

Troopers, firefighters and ambulance personnel made their way down the embankment, and upon reaching the wreckage of the vehicle determined that the two women had sustained fatal injuries.

While the crash remains under investigation, police said it appears that speed and alcohol were factors.

Courtesy photo The damaged guardrail shows where the vehicle carrying to Massachusetts women crashed through the barrier and rolled multiple times down the embankment. The wreckage of the vehicle is barely visible in the background at right-center of the photo. (Courtesy photo)

Two lanes of I-93 were shut down for a lengthy period of time as troopers conducted their on-scene investigation.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or has any additional information is asked to contact Trooper Edward Perciballi at 223-6172 or edward.m.perciballi@dos.nh.gov.

Dean Shalhoup may be reached at 594-1256 or dshalhoup@nashuatelegraph.com.