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16-year-old male, 15-year-old female, injured in significant Tiverton crash
Two local teens were injured Monday after a significant collision.
According to Lieutenant Jessica Anderson, at just before 6:45 p.m., officers of the Tiverton Police Department were dispatched to the area of 340 King Road for the report of a single car accident involving a utility pole.
Responding officers located a vehicle with significant damage that had crashed into a utility pole. The operator, a 16-year-old male and the front passenger, a 15-year-old female self-extricated from the vehicle.
With the assistance from the Tiverton Fire Department both occupants were subsequently transported to Charlton Memorial Hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling east on King Road and left the roadway for reasons unknown at this time.
The accident remains under investigation by members of the Tiverton Police Department’s and anyone with more information is asked to contact Officer Devon Tate at dtate@tivertonpoliceri.com.
