ROWLEY, Mass. (AP) – A reporter for Rowley’s weekly newspaper died after her car collided with a van carrying disabled adults.

The crash that killed 49-year-old Liz Ichizawa occurred Tuesday at the intersection of Route 1 and Wethersfield Street.

Ichizawa, who worked for The Town Common newspaper, had recently written a posthumous profile of longtime Rowley resident Margaret Smith, who was killed in an accident at the same intersection in July.

Ichizawa, also a substitute teacher and the married mother of two, was on her way to an interview when the crash occurred, said the paper’s editor and publisher, Marc Maravelli.

“She had been with me since I stared the paper a year ago, and she was very dedicated,” Maravelli told The Boston Globe.

The driver of the van and six passengers were treated for minor injuries. The accident was under investigation.