KEENE, NH – Keene Police have identified the drivers involved in a deadly crash on Route 12 Thursday afternoon.

Police responded to the scene near Forge Road around 2:40 pm Thursday where according to an updated news released issued Friday morning, a 2016 Ford Escape driven by Marlana Thibault, 27, of Keene was traveling south and crossed the center line, and collided with a 2019 Buick Encore traveling north, driven by Richard Bergeron, 85, of Springfield Vermont.

The vehicles collided head on and sustained severe front-end damage.

Thibault, her male passenger, and a juvenile passenger were transported to Cheshire Medical Center for treatment of injuries that appeared to be non-life-threatening. Bergeron was pronounced dead at the scene.

That section of Route 12 was closed for about three hours as police worked to investigate and clear the scene. Preliminary investigations show that weather conditions may have contributed to the collision.

The collision remains under investigation by the Keene Police Collision Analysis Team. anyone with information regarding the incident or who witnessed the crash should contact detective Lippincott of the Keene Police Department at 603-357-9813.