(North Smithfield, RI) -- State police are investigating a crash that sent two people to the hospital. Troopers say the accident happened around 10 a.m. yesterday in the northbound lanes of Route 146 in North Smithfield when an 18-year old woman lost control of her car striking the center median and was then struck by another vehicle. The woman from Sutton, Massachusetts, was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment of critical injuries. The 23-year old woman driving the second car was taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.