A 62-year-old Cape Elizabeth man died after his car collided head-on with another vehicle on Forest Avenue in Portland on Tuesday afternoon.
The man’s name is being withheld until his relatives can be notified, Brad Nadeau, spokesman for the Portland Police Department, said in a release. Emergency responders tried to resuscitate him, but he died at the scene.
The driver of the second vehicle, a 35-year-old South Portland man, suffered broken bones and was transported to Maine Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
Witnesses told police that the Cape Elizabeth driver crossed the centerline on Forest Avenue before hitting the second motor vehicle head-on. Portland Police said it is unclear whether a medical issue contributed to the crash, which was reported at 1:16 p.m.
The crash took place at 1808 Forest Ave. near the Maine Turnpike overpass and the Riverside Industrial Parkway. Following the crash, police closed the section of Forest Avenue between Riverside Industrial Parkway and Riverside Street, but reopened it at 5:30 p.m.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is being asked to contact Portland police at 207-874-8532 or 207-874-8575.
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