A Montgomery man was killed in a head-on collision in Newburgh

CITY OF NEWBERG. A Montgomery man was killed and a Wallkill man was injured when their vehicles collided head-on on Highway 32 Thursday morning.

Newburgh police said the collision happened shortly after 11 a.m

According to police, a preliminary investigation determined that a 2007 Ford Econoline van driven by Leonel Marquez-Martinez, 36, of Wallkill, was southbound on Highway 32, and a 2015 Chevrolet Volt, driven by Marcus Bennett, 26, of Montgomery, was traveling north on Highway 32 when their vehicles collided head-on.

Bennett was pronounced dead at the scene by the Orange County Medical Examiner.

Marquez-Martinez was taken to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, where he was treated and listed in stable condition.

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City police continue to investigate the collision. Anyone with information about the collision is asked to call 845-564-1100.

City police were assisted at the scene by state police, Plattekill police, Newburgh EMS and Cronomer Valley and Plattekill fire departments.

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This article originally appeared on the Times Herald-Record: Montgomery man killed, Wallkill man injured in collision in Newburgh