Update: Injured drivers, passengers identified in Oxford head-on collision OXFORD — Two people had to be extricated from their vehicles Wednesday afternoon following a head-on crash on Skeetfield Road. Police and emergency crews were sent to the scene at about 5 p.m. Early reports were that two people were trapped and a total of three were […]
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One injured in two-car collision on Route 2 in Rumford
RUMFORD — A Hallowell woman was injured when a car struck the passenger side of the vehicle she was riding in Friday afternoon on Route 2, police said. Deborah Wier, 62, of Hallowell, complained of shoulder pain, Rumford police Sgt. James Bernard said. She was riding in the front seat of a 2008 Toyota RAV4 […]
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Two-car collision sends Paris woman to hospital with forehead gash
PARIS — A local woman was transported to the hospital with a minor head laceration after a two-vehicle crash at Route 26 and Paris Hill Road on Friday afternoon. Jessica Foster, 75, was transported to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway with a cut to her head, police officer Michael Dailey said. He said Sheryl Farrington, 67, […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Child collides with car in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Police said a 7-year-old boy was injured Monday evening when he ran into the side of a car while chasing a ball into Bartlett Street. Samatar Jimale of 169 Bartlett St. suffered injuries to his mouth and was taken to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Lewiston police Lt. Kelly Hamel said. The driver […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Three injured, including 3-year-old girl, when pickup strikes car in Paris
PARIS — Two adults and a 3-year-old girl were transported to Stephens Memorial Hospital in Norway on Sunday after their car was struck on the driver’s side by a pickup truck. Christine Dumont, 47, Wesley Miller, 19, and a three-year old girl— addresses unknown — were taken from the scene of the collision at approximately […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Bicyclist escapes serious injury in Wilton crash
WILTON — A Vermont biker escaped serious injury when he collided with a vehicle, was thrown onto the hood, smashed the windshield and fell onto the road at the intersection of Routes 2 and 4 and Route 156. Zachary Basch, 22, of Jericho, Vt., was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by a NorthStar ambulance, complaining […]
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Hospital upgrades condition of Mexico couple who survived head-on crash
Eastern Maine Medical Center upgraded the conditions Friday of a 76-year-old Mexico couple, Joseph and Marjorie Richard, who were hurt in a head-on collision Tuesday in Brewer that killed a couple from Rumford and injured two people from Massachusetts. The Bangor hospital listed Joseph Richard’s condition as “good” and Marjorie Richard’s condition to “fair.” Marjorie’s […]
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Maine state trooper injured in crash with moose
Trooper Dennis Quint was headed north on U.S. Route 1 in Cyr Plantation at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in response to a crash involving a moose farther up the highway when the animal crossed the road in front of him and he was unable to avoid it. Quint was treated at a hospital for cuts […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Power outage sparks Oxford collision
OXFORD — Congestion stemming from a downed power line along Route 26 Tuesday afternoon is being blamed for a crash moments later. Oxford firefighters and emergency personnel responded to reports of a downed power line at 2:45 p.m. at 552 Main St. after a tree limb disconnecting power to a home, Oxford fire Chief Scott Hunter said. […]