NEWPORT -- A late-night car crash on the Newport Bridge shut down traffic for three hours as rescue crews responded the to incident that left two people dead and two others hospitalized.
The accident happened Friday shortly after 11 p.m.
ABC6 reported that police said that one victim was pronounced dead at the scene, and three others were med-flighted to area hospitals.
On Saturday, police said that Kathleen Meunier, 48, of Warwick, was pronounced dead on the scene. She was driving in the westbound lane on the bridge with Kenneth Prior, 65, of Jamestown, who died hours later.
Two juveniles, who are believed to be teenage brothers from Middletown, were still in the hospital.
Friends and family have taken to Facebook and other social media to share their well wishes to James and Chris MacKenzie, who were heading back to Aquidneck Island when witnesses reported seeing their car veer into oncoming traffic.
Both brothers are students at Bishop Hendricken. They remain at Providence's Hasbro Children's Hospital.
An investigation into the crash is still ongoing.
The bridge was reopened to traffic at around 2 a.m. Saturday morning.


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crazy more than 1 years ago
A Brief Reminder
T. Shevlin more than 1 years ago
Please just be nice?
anon more than 1 years ago
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kristin more than 1 years ago
stop being idiots
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bob more than 1 years ago
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Evie more than 1 years ago
Really?
Blake more than 1 years ago
To My angel
hbhjbh more than 1 years ago
Accident
Jack S. more than 1 years ago
My Angel
Evie more than 1 years ago
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MS more than 1 years ago
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MS more than 1 years ago
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JJMLD more than 1 years ago
To Mike and MS
JJMJD more than 1 years ago
prayers
kimberly more than 1 years ago
To: Mike and MS
Hope more than 1 years ago
"good" kids doesn't mean you'll get away with murder
MS more than 1 years ago
Kathleen Meunier
Mike more than 1 years ago
Sad Tragedy - Hope for recovery
Whit more than 1 years ago
Are you serious, Hope?
JJMJD more than 1 years ago
Really...?
HopeForTwins more than 1 years ago
Bridge
Jack more than 1 years ago
Cellphone use not excluded as yet
Brady12 more than 1 years ago
Reply to PD replying to Ryan
Anon more than 1 years ago
TRAGEDY
lydia more than 1 years ago
Npt Bridge
Jack more than 1 years ago
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newporter more than 1 years ago
The bridge is unsafe
Reader more than 1 years ago
Newport Bridge
Maureen more than 1 years ago
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okay more than 1 years ago
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PD more than 1 years ago
Wind
Bill more than 1 years ago
Newport Bridge "fixable"
TomBrady12 more than 1 years ago
Not a Design Fault
Ryan more than 1 years ago
Newport Bridge
Susie more than 1 years ago