Portsmouth Woman, 78, Dies After Head-On Vehicle Crash

A Portsmouth woman, 78, was pronounced dead at Newport Hospital Monday morning after sustaining injuries in a head-on crash on West Main Road in Portsmouth. 

Portsmouth police officers responded to West Main Road near Locust Avenue for a motor vehicle accident at 10 a.m. Monday. 

A 2001 Chevrolet Malibu was travelling south on West Main Road when it crossed over the double-yellow lines near Locust Avenue and collided head-on with a 2008 Isuzu Box truck, police said. 

Portsmouth Rescue crews used hydraulic tools to remove the woman trapped in the vehicle. 

The operator of the Chevrolet Malibu, a 78-year-old woman from Portsmouth, was transported to Newport Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The name of the victim is being withheld at this time pending notification to next of kin.

The operator of the Isuzu box truck, Richard McKenna, 52, of Palmer, MA, was transported to Newport Hospital with apparent minor injuries.

The accident remains under investigation by the Portsmouth Police Department.