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A New Hampshire man was killed in a head-on crash in North Berwick Wednesday afternoon.

The two-vehicle crash near the North Berwick-Wells town line also injured a Berwick man, North Berwick police said Thursday. The crash was reported at 4:35 pm. on Wells Road (Route 9).

A preliminary investigation and statements from witnesses show that a Chevrolet Trax driven by 39-year-old Christopher Sousa of Somersworth, New Hampshire, crossed the center line and struck head-on a Dodge Ram driven by James Hasty, 37, of Berwick, according to police.

Sousa was pronounced dead at the scene. Hasty was taken to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, New Hampshire, with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

A reconstruction team from the York Police Department is assisting North Berwick police with the investigation.

Gillian Graham reports on social services for the Portland Press Herald, covering topics including child welfare, homelessness, food insecurity, poverty and mental health. A lifelong Mainer and graduate...