Rhode Island

Head-on crash between 2 vans leaves 1 person dead in Cranston, RI

One of the vans contained flammable oxygen tanks, creating a complication for crews who responded to the scene

Crash scene in Cranston, Rhode Island
WJAR

A man was killed in a head-on crash between two vans in Cranston, Rhode Island, according to NBC affiliate WJAR, which cited the city's police.

Another person was seriously hurt during the crash, which happened Monday night on Scituate Avenue.

Police told the news outlet it appeared that the vans were driving in opposite directions when one of them crossed the center lane and hit the other van. The jaws of life had to be used to get two people out from one of the vans.

The driver of one van, which was being used as a health care supplier carrying oxygen tanks, died at the hospital. He was identified as Garrison Gonzalez, 61, of Leominster, Mass. A passenger in his van suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the other van was uninjured, police told WJAR.

An investigation is ongoing, but police said there are no indications either driver was impaired.

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