TOPSHAM, Maine — A 23-year-old man was killed and two others were seriously injured Saturday night in a head-on crash on Route 196 near the Merrymeeting Bridge, according to the Topsham Police Department.

Police said in a news release officers and rescue personnel responded around 10:38 p.m. and found a gray 2020 GMC pickup and a white 2019 Volvo SUV, both heavily damaged.

First responders performed life-saving measures on a 23-year-old passenger, who was taken to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick and later pronounced dead.

The 34-year-old man driving the GMC and the 25-year-old woman driving the Volvo both sustained serious injuries and were taken to Maine Medical Center for treatment, police said.

A preliminary investigation showed one of the vehicles crossed the centerline, resulting

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