Two hurt when car, dump truck collide
Two people were injured after a car caught some deep slush and hydroplaned into the path of a state-owned Dump truck on Route 106, police officer Ken Bryant said.
Dorothy Smith, 54, of Livermore Falls, was traveling toward Leeds when her 2006 Subaru Forester struck the Maine Department of Transportation’s six-wheel truck, which was carrying asphalt in the opposite direction, head on, Bryant said.
Smith, 54, complained of severe neck pain and chest and leg pain. She was taken by ambulance to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, Bryant said. FMH spokeswoman Jill Gray said Smith was treated and released.
MDOT driver Raynold Jones, 52, of Livermore Falls, complained of minor injuries but declined to be taken to a hospital for treatment, the officer said.
Jones’ passenger, Christopher Hunnewell, 26, of Augusta, was not injured, Bryant said.
Smith’s car was totaled. The state truck had minor damage, he said, but couldn’t be driven due to a problem with the steering.
Maine State Police Trooper Joseph Bureau was investigating the matter for the police.
Livermore Falls firefighters rerouted traffic around the site via Strickland Loop.
