Crime & Safety

Police Investigating Fatal Crash In Wrentham

The female passenger in the pickup truck was flown to Rhode Island Hospital Trauma Center, where she died.

(Jen Nunes/Patch)

March 18, 2023

WRENTHAM - A Friday night crash in front of Wrentham District court killed one woman and left another person seriously injured.

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Police said that about 7:49 p.m., they responded to the intersection of East and Common streets for a head-on collision. According to investigators, a pickup truck traveling on East Street toward Wrentham Center veered left at the split to continue on Common Street, crossing the oncoming traffic on Route 140 South. The pickup truck struck a car head-on.

The driver of the pickup truck was not seriously injured. However, the female passenger in the pickup truck was taken to the nearby high school and flown to Rhode Island Hospital Trauma Center, where she died. The driver of the car was seriously injured and transported to Rhode Island Hospital Trauma Center.

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