A 20-year-old Flanders man was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Flanders Road early this morning, Southampton Town Police said in a press release this afternoon.
Police said they responded to reports of a serious accident on Flanders Road near Bellows Pond Road at 7 a.m.
A northbound Ford pickup truck operated by Kevin Montano, 18, of East Hampton and a southbound Chevrolet Trailblazer operated by Marcelo Viscalla Diaz, 20, of Flanders, collided, police said. Viscalla Diaz was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
New York State Police Accident Reconstruction Unit responded to assist Southampton Town Police Detectives with the investigation. The investigation is continuing into the cause of the accident.
At this time no charges have been filed, police said.
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