Police respond to apparent accident in Smithfield

SMITHFIELD, RI (WLNE) – Officers were on scene investigating an apparent accident that occurred after the city’s fireworks display in Deerfield Park.

It happened shortly after 11 p.m. at the intersection of Laurel Hill Drive and Pleasant View Avenue in Smithfield.

City officials asked people leaving the event to follow police directions and use an alternate exit from the park during the emergency.

ABC 6 has contacted police for more information and will update you as soon as it becomes available.