ASHFORD, Conn. — An Agawam, Massachusetts, man was killed late Thursday when an oncoming SUV went over the center line of Route 44 in Ashford, Connecticut, and struck his car head-on, according to Connecticut State Police as cited by two news outlets.

State police identified the man who died as Richard Waldimer Wuensch, Western Mass News and the Fall River Reporter reported.

Wuensch was heading east in a 2019 Lexus ES350 on Ashford Center Road, as that part of Route 44 is called, near Pumpkin Hill Road at about 10:55 p.m. A 2021 Nissan Rogue traveling the other way went over the double yellow line and the two collided, both outlets reported.

Mansfield EMS took Wuensch to Windham Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m., the Fall River Reporter said.

A woman was driving the Nissan. Ashford EMS took her to Day Kimball Hospital with serious injuries. The Fall River Reporter named her as Mackenzie Rae Livingston, 27, of Eastford, Connecticut. Western Mass News did not name her and reported that she was 28 and from Easton, Connecticut.

Investigators had not yet determined why the Nissan left its lane, the Fall River Reporter reported, and neither outlet reported any charges. Troopers from Troop C handled the crash, and both vehicles were towed, according to that outlet. Western Mass News reported that the road was closed while police worked and that the scene was clear by the following morning.

State police asked witnesses to call Trooper Michael Honeywell at 860-896-3200, ext. 8020, or email [email protected].