Accidents that occured in Maine or impacted Maine residents.
A Louisiana traveling nurse, Megan M. Plowden, died in a fatal crash in Scarborough, Maine. Plowden, who previously faced the murder of her son in 2017, was injured in the single-vehicle crash and later died in the hospital. The police are investigating the incident.
A man from Buckfield died Thursday after crashing a dump truck in the town of Peru. The driver, Michael Averill, 40, was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Route 108 was closed temporarily.
Two people were injured after a tractor trailer crash on the interstate in Newburgh, Maine. The crash occurred around 6:30 a.m. on Monday. The two passengers of the tractor trailer were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
One man was flown to the hospital after a pickup truck crashed into a tractor trailer in Clifton, Maine. Part of Route 9 was closed for several hours after the crash. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office says a man driving the pickup truck crossed the center line and hit the tractor trailer truck head on.
A Limerick man has died as the result of a head-on collision in North Waterboro. The incident occurred on Friday morning when Joshua Gochie, 35, crossed the center line and hit a GMC pickup truck. Gochie was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
A toddler in Chelsea, Maine tragically lost her life after being struck by a tow truck while playing outside. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when the 21-month-old child wandered into the roadway and was hit by a 2007 GMC flatbed tow truck. Despite efforts to save her, the toddler was pronounced dead at Maine General Hospital.
Route 4 in Turner was closed Friday morning due to a serious motor vehicle crash. No information on injuries or number of vehicles involved.
Emergency crews responded to a serious crash involving a tractor-trailer in Kennebunk Thursday evening. The driver of the vehicle headed westbound toward Sanford was brought to Maine Medical Center with injuries not considered life-threatening.
A small twin-engine freight plane crashed in LITCHFIELD, Maine, resulting in the death of two people. No injuries were reported on the ground. The crash occurred on Tuesday night.
A car crash in Naples, Maine left a vehicle suspended on power lines, causing a power outage. The incident occurred on Monday evening and resulted in no fatalities. The driver and his dog walked away from the crash.