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A car lies Friday afternoon on Center Street in Auburn after a collision with another vehicle. Police said 78-year-old Amelita Sales of Lewiston was pulling out of the Auburn Plaza at 730 Center St. about 2 p.m. when she took a wide turn and pulled in front of a car being driven south on Center Street. The second car, a Nissan Altima driven by 24-year-old Roberta Merrill of Lewiston, struck Sales’ Toyota Camry, flipped and landed on its roof, police said. Auburn Police Department

AUBURN — A section of Center Street was shut down Friday after a collision left one car overturned in the roadway.

Police said 78-year-old Amelita Sales of Lewiston was pulling out of the Auburn Plaza at 730 Center St. about 2 p.m. when she took a wide turn and pulled in front of a car being driven south on Center Street.

The second car, a Nissan Altima driven by 24-year-old Roberta Merrill of Lewiston, struck Sales’ Toyota Camry, flipped and landed on its roof, police said.

While police, fire and rescue crews responded, a section of Center Street between Mount Auburn Avenue and Joline Drive was closed to traffic. It was reopened a short time later.

Both drivers were taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston with minor injuries, police said.

No charges are expected.

Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the...