SUNAPEE —At approximately 9:17 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11th, Sunapee Police were dispatched to a two-car motor vehicle crash with entrapment on Route 103 near Young Hill Road.
As a result of the crash, one driver, Richard Hart, 65, of 258 Sunapee St., Newport, N.H., was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the other vehicle, Richard J. Briand, 79, of 4 Argyle Road, Arlington, Mass., was transported by New London Ambulance to New London Hospital where he was treated for injuries as a result of the crash.
There were no passengers in either vehicle. Route 103 was closed for approximately 4 hours while the crash was investigated.
The Sunapee Police Department’s investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
The Sunapee Police Department was assisted at the scene by the Sunapee Fire Department, New London Police Department, New Hampshire State Police, New London Ambulance, Sullivan County Attorney’s Office and the office of the New Hampshire Chief Medical Examiner.
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