Head-on collision claims man’s life in Wareham

WAREHAM, Massachusetts (WLNE) – A man was killed in a head-on collision Monday afternoon in Wareham.

The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office reported that 38-year-old Matthew Goodchild of Wareham was killed in the accident.

Officials said Goodchild’s SUV and a pickup truck driven by a 47-year-old woman collided head-on on Minot Avenue around 1:08 p.m.

Goodchild was taken to Tobey Hospital, where authorities said he was pronounced dead from injuries sustained in the accident.

The woman was taken to Saint Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford with non-life-threatening injuries.

Officials said the accident is being investigated by the Massachusetts State Police and Wareham Police Department.