BETHEL – A Massachusetts man injured in a violent crash Thursday on Route 2 had his condition upgraded from critical to fair Friday, a spokeswoman at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston said.

David Ashley, 69, of Westford, suffered a broken hip and leg after his compact station wagon crossed the centerline and collided with an empty casket company truck from Auburn just west of Bethel Auto Sales, Bethel Police Chief Alan Carr said.

The truck driver was not injured.

– Terry Karkos