A Norwich man was killed in a head-on crash on Route 32 in Franklin Thursday morning.
Ramon Pantoja, 37, was driving South on Route 32 near Meeting House Road around 6:30 a.m. when a car driving in the other direction tried to pass a tractor-trailer and pulled out into Pantoja's lane, according to state police.
The car hit Pantoja's Toyota Corrolla head-on, killing him.
The driver of the other car, 23-year-old Jason Santos, of Willimantic, and a passenger in the car were seriously injured, police said.
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The driver of the truck was not injured.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Trooper Anderson at State Police Troop K at (860) 456-5400.
