BUCKFIELD — State police say a 24-year-old man was killed Wednesday night when his Volkswagen Beetle crossed the center line and collided head-on with a Ford 350 pickup truck hauling a trailer on Route 117 in Buckfield.
Steve McCausland, a spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said the driver of the pickup truck, a 55-year-old woman, was taken to a local hospital as a precaution. Her injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
The collision, which was reported around 5 p.m., forced police to shut down Route 117 for more than five hours. The collision occurred near Route 117’s intersection with Cross Road, an area just beyond a cement bridge that crosses the Nezinscot River traveling west. Cross Road is a dirt road that leads to the municipal ball fields and playground.
McCausland said state police expect to release the names of the drivers on Thursday, pending notification of their relatives.
Members of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office and Buckfield’s Fire and Rescue department assisted state police.
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