The 2003 Chevrolet pickup was exiting Rabbit Road when it hit an empty dump truck owned by Larrabee Construction of Durham. The dump truck turned on its side and the pick-up caught fire.
Passersby pulled the men from inside the burning truck, said Maine Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland.
Malakai Cawood, 21, of Limington, and Brandon Harthorn, 24, of Cornish, died of their injuries at the scene, McCausland said in a news release. Jeremy Reardon, 35, of Buxton, was taken by LifeFlight helicopter to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. There was no update on his condition at press time.
The three men in the pick-up truck were employees of Plowman Construction of Gorham, and were on their way to a job site in the area.
The driver of the dump truck, Clifton Larrabee, 42, of Durham, was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
McCausland said more interviews will be conducted to determine which man was the driver of the pickup truck.
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