GREENE — At least two people were hurt Friday night when a car and an SUV collided on Route 202 near the Leeds town line. The SUV and car collided just after 8 p.m. on Route 202 near Old Lewiston Road. At the time, the roads were slick with ice and slush after late afternoon […]
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Man dies when Jeep rolls in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — A man was killed early Friday night when his Jeep rolled at least once near the corner of Routes 117 and 124. LifeFlight was called to the area following the 6:30 p.m. wreck but was then canceled. Police said the man was the only occupant inside the Jeep when he crashed. Oxford County […]
Fatal car crash in Buckfield
BUCKFIELD — A man was killed early Friday night when his Jeep rolled at least once near the corner of Route 117 and Turner Street. LifeFlight was called to the area following the 6:30 p.m. wreck but was then canceled. Police said the man was the only occupant inside the Jeep when he crashed. There […]
Police respond to rollover on Grove Street in Lewiston
A Lewiston firefighter, left, checks out for reported smoke coming from an overturned Subaru Legacy on Grove Street in Lewiston Wednesday afternoon after it hit a telephone pole and rolled near the intersection of Crestview Drive. The woman who was driving the car, 43-year-old Rebecca Drouin, of Sabattus, was treated for minor injuries suffered in […]
Minot man killed in 2-vehicle crash
MINOT — A local man pulling out of his driveway on West Minot Road was killed Thursday evening when he drove into the path of a van, state police said. Earl Belanger, 68, died at the scene when the van struck the driver’s side of his car, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said […]
Car flips onto roof in Lewiston crash
LEWISTON — A local nurse rushed to help Friday night when an SUV rolled onto its roof at Sabattus Street and Randall Road. The Ford Escape flipped after colliding with a pickup truck at about 6:30 p.m. at the intersection. Joanne Bellmore, a nurse who lives in Greene, was stopped in traffic on Randall Road […]
Car crash kills Bristol woman in Wiscasset
WISCASSET — Maine officials say a Bristol woman died in a two-car crash Friday afternoon on Route 1 in Wiscasset.Authorities identified the woman as Alice Barstow, a passenger in the Lincoln Town Car driven by Henry Barstow of Bristol.Alice Barstow was pronounced dead at the scene.The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1TaQGaP ) that authorities did […]
Vans collide near Kennedy Park
LEWISTON — Two people were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday night after a two-car collision on Bates Street. According to Lewiston Police Lt. David St. Pierre, a white Chrysler Town and Country van, driven by Kadra Bogoreh, 67, of Auburn, was stopped on Walnut Street, waiting to make a left-hand turn. As […]
Mexico police say 95-year-old woman killed in Route 2 crash
MEXICO — The local woman killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 2 Wednesday was identified by police Thursday as Rita Burke, 94. According to Police Chief Roy Hodsdon, James Burke, 69, of South Paris was driving east with Rita Burke in a 2007 Toyota car that stopped to make a left turn. A 2006 Toyota […]
Woman hurt, horse dead after early morning collision
LITTLETON — One woman was hurt and a horse was killed early Saturday morning when the car the woman was driving collided with the horse on Route 1. Maine State Police said Saturday that 44-year-old Dawn Theriault of Littleton was driving north in a 2002 Lincoln sedan at about 12:30 a.m. when she struck a […]