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BUCKFIELD — A Turner woman was injured Friday morning when her SUV was was rear-ended on Depot Street.

Police said Wanda McCormick, 58, was coming to a stop on Depot Street about 7:30 a.m. when her Ford Explorer was struck from behind by a Toyota RAV4 driven by Mickayla Wiley, 24, of Buckfield.

Wiley and a passenger escaped the wreck without injury. McCormick suffered unspecified injuries and was taken by ambulance to a Lewiston hospital.

Oxford County Sheriff’s Deputy Zane Loper said McCormick’s injuries did not appear life-threatening.

Both vehicles were towed from the scene. The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office was continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.

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