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Woman killed, another critically hurt in North Jay crash

Woman killed, another critically hurt in North Jay crash

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A woman was killed and another was hurt in a head-on crash in North Jay on Wednesday.

According to the Sun Journal, a Subaru Outback and a Ford Edge collided at Route 4 and Maxwell Road.

The driver of the Subaru was 69-year-old Gaylene Rich of Livermore. Police say she died on the way to the hospital.

Police say the operator of the Ford was a 41-year-old Livermore Falls woman.

She was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston in critical condition.

The crash remains under investigation.

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