Two Transported to Hospital After Vehicle Rollover Saturday

A Portsmouth teen and 55-year-old woman were transported by ambulance to Newport Hospital Saturday after a three-vehicle crash on Turnpike Avenue. 

say a 2008 Toyota Yaris, operated by a 16-year-old Portsmouth female, was traveling west on Dexter Street, approaching the intersection, around 12:14 p.m. The Toyota apparently drove through the stop sign, entering the travel lane on Turnpike Avenue. 

A 2011 Nissan Sentra, operated by a 30-year-old Portsmouth female, was traveling north on Turnpike at the time. The Nissan then struck the Toyota, police said. 

The Toyota then hit a third vehicle, a 2011 Lexus ES 350 traveling south on Turnpike, operated by a 36-year-old man from Belmont, MA. The Toyota rolled over at this point. 

Both the 16-year-old teen and a 55-year-old woman, a passenger in the Toyota, were transported by ambulance to Newport Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. 

The teen also received a traffic citation for failure to show obedience to a stop sign. 

All the vehicles sustained disabling damage and were towed from the scene. A section of Turnpike Avenue was temporarily blocked to traffic during the response. 

Several users on Portsmouth Patch's Facebook page commented about this intersection on Saturday. 

Maureen Malloney McGee: they really need to do something about that intersection.... I pray that they are okay

Juanita Clark: Terrible stretch of road!

Amy G. Mcdonnell: Yeah must have been trying to cross to the other side need some lights

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