Central Mass Man, 61, Dies After Vans Collide In Rhode Island Crash: Police

A 61-year-old man from Central Massachusetts has died and two others were injured in a crash that occurred between two vans in Rhode Island this week, according to authorities.

Garrison Gonzalez, of Leominster, was killed in a crash involving two vans in Cranston, RI, this weekend
Photo Credit: *Cranston RI Police on Facebook*

David Cifarelli

06/21/2023 9:12 a.m.

Police responded to the crash on Scituate Avenue in Cranston shortly before 9 p.m. on Monday, June 19, Cranston Police said on Facebook.

The crash involved two vans, one which was a healthcare van owned by Life Supply Corporation based in Ludlow, police said. The van was carrying compressed oxygen that had to be removed because it was leaking at the time of the crash and could have caused an explosion.

First responders also pulled two people out of the healthcare van with the driver, later identified as Garrison Gonzalez, of Leominster, being pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger and driver of the other van both sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

There was no evidence of driver impairment, police added. The investigation is ongoing.

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