Bolton, VT : One person died and another injured when car hits moose on Route 2 Tuesday night, Oct 6, 2015

A driver died after crashing into a moose Tuesday night on Route 2 in Bolton, state police said.

Police said the vehicle struck the moose while traveling west on Route 2. The car then veered off the road and struck a telephone pole. Authorities estimated the moose weighed about 800 pounds.

Police identified the driver as Brandon Preedom, 22, of Waterbury Center.

A passenger, Kourtney Cota, was taken to the University of Vermont Medical Center. She sustained a head injury but is in stable condition.

Investigators do not believe speed, alcohol or drugs were a factor.

The crash happened in front of Smilie Elementary School.

The roads near the site were closed after the crash, police said.

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1 killed, 1 injured when car hits moose in Bolton