Fatal collision in Bernardston Sunday

A Brattleboro, Vr. teen died in a two-car collision on Route 10 in Bernardston, Mass. on Sunday afternoon.

Daniel Bliss, 17, was operating a Subaru Outback when it merged from Mount Herman Station Road (Rt. 142 South) onto Route 10 South, where it was struck broadside by an SUV traveling south on Route 10. 

A passenger in the car that Bliss was driving, Rita Corbin, of Hinsdale, N.H., is being treated for serious injuries at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.

Five people in the SUV, including the driver, Nichole Trovato, 19, of West Townsend, Mass., were transported by ambulances to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, in Brattleboro, Vt., where they were  treated and released.

Bernardston police initially responded. Assistance at the scene was provided by Trooper Dave Sanford of the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section and Trooper Erin Karella of the State Police Crime Scene Services Section-Springfield.

Members of the Bernardston and Northfield Fire Departments also assisted.

The accident remains under investigation.