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Senior Killed in Killingworth Route 81 Crash

According to State Police, a Middletown woman died after a two-vehicle crash in Killingworth in the early evening hours of July 26.

Police said Martha Bernard, 79, was operating a vehicle driving southbound on Route 81 in Killingworth just before 7 p.m. on July 26 when she lost control of her Toyota Yaris and swerved into the oncoming lane.

Bernard collided head-on with a Ford Explorer driven by a 47-year-old man from Killingworth, whose name has been released. That driver was transported to Shoreline Clinic in Westbrook, according to police.

Bernard was transported by ambulance to Shoreline Clinic in Westbrook, as well, where she was later pronounced dead, police said. Bernard’s passenger, a 55-year-old woman from Hartford, was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford by LifeStar, according to police. The condition of the passenger is currently unknown.