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Three injured in head-on Amherst collision
Police said the collision happened about 12:20 a.m., when a full-size pickup truck heading east crossed over a solid yellow line and into the westbound travel lane, crashing head-on with an SUV. Both occupants of the pickup truck and the driver of the SUV, who was the sole occupant, were transported to area hospitals for treatment of serious injuries.
Police have yet to release the names of those injured.
Route 101 was shut down for about four hours while police investigated. Weather conditions and speed contributed to the crash, police said, while alcohol is not believed to have been involved.
The crash remains under investigation.
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