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4 hurt in Rt. 195 crash in Fairhaven
One victim med-flighted to RI Hospital
Updated: Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010, 2:45 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Mar 2010, 12:19 PM EST
FAIRHAVEN, Mass. (WPRI) - A Wareham, Mass. man was seriously hurt in an accident on Route 195 in Fairhaven Tuesday morning.
According Massachusetts State Police, Alcidia Pereira, 25, of New Bedford was driving a Dodge Stratus in the eastbound lanes when she lost control around 9:55 a.m. The car then crossed the median and travelled into the westbound lanes, where it struck a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am, driven by Robert Cavanaugh, 47, of Wareham.
Cavanaugh suffered serious injuries and was med-flighted to Rhode Island Hospital , police said. Pereira and her two passengers were taken to St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford. The extent of their injuries is unknown. The driver of a third vehicle involved was not hurt, police said.
Troopers closed down a portion of the interstate for more than an hour while they investigated. The road was reopened by 11:15 a.m.
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