Crime & Safety

Accident Closes Newport Bridge on Christmas Eve

Two people were hospitalized on Christmas Eve after they were involved in a head-on collision on the Newport Pell Bridge, according to the Providence Journal. The accident closed the bridge for almost an hour-and-a-half.  

The vehicles, a car and a pickup truck, were traveling in opposite directions. Conditions of the victims are unknown at this time.  


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