EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A head-on collision claimed the life of a driver Thursday afternoon when a Jeep SUV crossed into oncoming traffic on Veterans Memorial Parkway and struck an East Providence Department of Public Works truck head-on.
According to the Providence Journal, the incident took place on Veterans Memorial Parkway at about 2 p.m.
East Providence Rescue swiftly transported the driver to Rhode Island Hospital, where authorities later confirmed the driver’s death.
A passenger in the DPW truck sustained minor injuries and was also transported to the hospital for treatment. The truck’s driver was unhurt.
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