Vehicles lie Monday after colliding on Route 27 in Chain of Ponds Township in northern Franklin County. Rebecca Warner, 38, and her passenger, Jane Venkauskas, 70, both of Portland, were injured, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. A vehicle driven by Maureen Mark, 63, of Ottawa, Ontario, lost control on the icy road and struck Warner’s, he said. The Portland women were taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. Franklin County Sheriff’s Office photo
CHAIN OF PONDS TOWNSHIP — Two Portland women were injured Monday in a two-vehicle collision on icy state Route 27, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said.
A 2020 Ford sedan driven by Maureen Mark, 63, of Ottawa, Ontario, was northbound when it slid into the path of a southbound 2017 Subaru Outback driven by Rebecca Warner, 38, of Portland, he said.
Deputy Austin Couture responded to a report of a head-on crash about 11:05 a.m. on the Arnold Trail, which is Route 27, Nichols said.
The crash was near the Canadian border.
Warner and her passenger, Jane Venkauskas, 70, of Portland were taken by NorthStar Emergency Medical Services ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington. Warner was treated and discharged, hospital spokeswoman Jill Gray said Tuesday. Venkauskas was admitted for observation, she said.
Eustis Fire Department assisted at the scene.
The road was shut down for almost two hours, Nichols said.
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