UPDATED: Elderly Woman Transported To Hospital After Head-On Crash

Updated at 2:06 p.m. 

An elderly woman from Portsmouth was transported to Newport Hospital for treatment of injuries after a head-on crash Monday morning on West Main Road in Portsmouth. 

A vehicle, operated by the elderly woman, was traveling south on West Main Road when it crossed the double-yellow lines and collided head-on with a truck, Portsmouth police said. 

The crash occurred at 10 a.m. on West Main Road, just south of Locust Avenue near Raytheon. 

"Portsmouth Engine 1 and Rescue 1 were dispatched  to West Main Road at Locust Avenue for a 'head-on' motor vehicle accident," wrote Portsmouth Fire Deputy Chief Michael O'Brien, spokesman for the department, in a press release. 

"Crews arrived to find a 78-year-old female heavily trapped in the front seat of sedan that had struck a box truck head-on. The patient was receiving care from bystanders and a Portsmouth police officer."

Portsmouth Rescue crews used hydraulic tools to access the patient and lift the dashboard off of the victim. The dashboard was lifted in 12 minutes, O'Brien wrote. 

The elderly woman was transported by ambulance to Newport Hospital for treatment of "multiple, severe injuries," according to O'Brien.

The truck driver was also treated for minor injuries, police said. 

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. The identities of the drivers are unknown at this time.