LOWELL — The driver of a car that smashed into a wall at the end of the Lowell Connector was pronounced dead at the scene Monday night.

The accident, which occurred after 7 p.m. on Gorham Street, where the Connector abruptly ends at Exit 5C, shut down traffic on the Connector. Massachusetts State Police were called to the scene for an accident reconstruction.

This story will be updated as more details are available.