TOPSFIELD — An 18-year-old Brookton Plantation man driving to school was killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer Wednesday morning. Dylan Porter was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred at about 7:10 a.m. on U.S. Route 1 about two miles north of Route 6, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office reported. Porter […]
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Teen dies in collision with logging truck in Washington County
TOPSFIELD (AP) — Police say a crash involving a car and an empty logging truck has claimed the life of an 18-year-old high school student. WZON radio reported Dylan Porter of Brookton died early Wednesday morning in the crash on Route 1. The driver of the logging truck, 39-year-old Kevin Lagse of New Brunswick, was […]
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Industry man injured when car rolls in Farmington
FARMINGTON — An Industry man was injured Wednesday morning when his car slid off Route 43, crashed through a snowbank and rolled at least twice, police officer Justin Blais said. Paul Mullin, 54, received head lacerations and was treated at the scene by a NorthStar EMS ambulance crew, Blais said. Mullin was driving up a […]
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Hampden man killed in single-car crash on I-95
HERMON — A 47-year-old Hampden man was killed Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95. Thomas Ellingwood was the only person in the vehicle, a silver 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser, Trooper Michael Johnston of the Maine State Police said in a news release issued Monday evening. According to Johnston, the accident happened about […]
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Anson truck driver injured when truck rolls in New Vineyard
NEW VINEYARD — An Anson man was injured when his dump truck rolled over on icy Basin Road on Monday morning, Franklin County Deputy Matt Brann said. Doug Nile, 41, who contracts with the town of New Vineyard for winter maintenance, was driving up a hill while sanding when the truck started to slide backwards. […]
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Tire lost from logging truck destroys car in Rumford
RUMFORD — A local woman was injured Friday afternoon when her car was destroyed by one of two tires that came off a loaded logging truck on Route 2, police said. Constance Breton, 58, suffered minor injuries and complained of pain, Sgt. James Bernard said at the scene. She was taken by Med-Care Ambulance to […]
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Fryeburg man injured in rollover
FRYEBURG — A local man was taken to the hospital after his sport utility vehicle rolled over Tuesday. According to Sgt. Joshua Potvin of the Fryeburg Police Department, Ian Shaw, 27, was traveling southeast on Fish Street at approximately 3:40 p.m. when he lost control of his 2006 Ford Escape while making a turn. Potvin […]
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Man killed, 2 injured in Clifton collision
CLIFTON — One man was killed and his female passenger severely injured when their pickup collided with a logging truck on Rebel Hill Road on Monday evening. The driver of an unloaded logging truck was heading west on Rebel Hill Road, part of Route 180, as he approached a pickup driven in the opposite direction […]
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Slippery road causes accident in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A Hartford woman was injured when the vehicle she was riding in slid through a stop sign and into a pole on the Knowlton Corner Road Monday afternoon. Angela Malchisky, 25, complained of neck and back pain and was transported by NorthStar ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital, Farmington police officer Michael Lyman said. […]