An 81-year-old Massachusetts man died Thursday night after a head-on collision, according to a report from State Police.
Troopers from Troop C responded to the crash on Ashford Center Road (Route 44) near Pumpkin Hill Road in Connecticut at just before 11:00 p.m.
An initial investigation determined that a 2019 Lexus ES350 traveling eastbound and a 2021 Nissan Rogue traveling westbound collided after the Nissan crossed the double yellow center line into the eastbound lane for unknown reasons.
The driver of the Lexus, Richard Waldimer Wuensch, was transported by Mansfield EMS to Windham Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased at 11:50 p.m. The driver of the Nissan, 27-year-old Mackenzie Rae Livingston of Eastford, Connecticut, was taken by Ashford EMS to Day Kimball Hospital with suspected serious injuries.
Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Michael Honeywell at 860-896-3200, ext. 8020, or by email at michael.honeywell@ct.gov.
