One person was killed and three others were injured in a head-on crash in northern Vermont on Thursday night.
State police said they responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash with entrapment on Island Pond Road in Newark near the intersection of River Lane at 8:40 p.m. Thursday.
Their preliminary investigation showed that a 2008 Toyota Tacoma was driving north on Island Pond Road when it crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado that was in the southbound lane.
Both pickup trucks sustained heavy front end damage.
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The male driver of the Tacoma died of injuries suffered in the crash. State police have identified him as 54-year-old Ian Cunningham, of Walden, Vt.
A front seat passenger from the Tacoma was taken to Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury and later transported to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire with what police described as "major life-threatening injuries." A passenger in the back seat of the Tacoma was taken to North Country Hospital in Newport with serious injuries but is expected to survive. Police identified the passengers as Marvin Johnson, 41, and Mackenzie Kirby, 26, both of Walden. Kirby remains hospitalized but in stable condition, police said.
The driver of the Silverado, identified by police as Rene Morse, 32, of Charleston, was taken to North Country Hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive. Police said Morse was later transferred to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center where he is also in stable condition.
Vermont State Police were assisted at the scene by Newark Fire, Sutton Fire, Brighton Fire, Lyndon Rescue and St. Johnsbury Police.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and state police are asking anyone who witnessed it to contact Sgt. Joshua Mikkola at 802-334-8881 or joshua.mikkola@vermont.gov.
