NEWPORT — A woman was injured in a crash involving a tractor-trailer that took place in Newport on Thursday.
At around 6:40 a.m. police responded to a report of a tractor-trailer that had collided with a sedan at the intersection of Access Road and Western Avenue.
The driver of the sedan, a 24-year-old Colebrook, New Hampshire woman, was injured and taken by ambulance to North Country Hospital.
According to police, her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, a 58-year-old Quebec man, was uninjured.
Police say the initial investigation indicates that the woman failed to stop at the traffic light at the intersection and was struck as a result.
As of Friday afternoon, no charges or citations have been issued and the crash remains under active investigation.
The passenger’s side of the sedan sustained heavy damage and both vehicles came to rest about 50 yards from the intersection.
The intersection was temporarily closed while first responders tended to the injured woman.
