Man Killed in 3-Vehicle Crash in Mansfield

MANSFIELD, CT — A head-on collision on Route 32 in Mansfield early Monday afternoon resulted in the death of an Andover man whose van crossed the center line and struck two others, state police reported.

Around 12:07 p.m., a 2014 Ford Transit Connect XI operated by Mark Aspinwall, 69, was traveling south on Route 32 when it crossed the double yellow center line and struck a truck owned by the Willimantic Waste Paper Co., and operated by Kyle Shea, 31, of Coventry, police said.

The impact of the collision caused Aspinwall's van to spin off and strike a Ford F-150 pickup truck which had been traveling directly behind Aspinwall, police said.

Aspinwall was pronounced dead at the scene. Shea was not injured, nor were the three teenage occupants of the pickup truck, according to police.

The crash remains under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to call the Mansfield Resident Trooper's Office at 860-429-6024 or Connecticut State Police Troop C at 860-896-3200.

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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