Maine Police Blame Icy Roads For 3 Separate Tractor Trailer Crashes

Monday's winter weather is being blamed for three separate crashes, all involving tractor-trailers.

Masardis, Maine Tractor-Trailer Driver Gets Load of Wood Stuck in Power Lines

It was just after 9 am, when Maine State Police responded to a report of a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Route 11 in Masardis and power lines.

An investigation by Troopers determined the driver had just received a load of wood from the mill in Masardis and was trying to cross an intersection at the mill with an overfilled load. This caused the the vehicle's boom and the load on the trailer to get stuck in the power lines.

No one was hurt in the incident that blocked the northbound lane of travel on Route 11 for multiple hours.

Nashville Plantation, Maine Crash Between a Log Truck and Ranger's Vehicle Injures 1

The driver of a Kia Spectra received minor injuries when the Forest Ranger vehicle in which he was sitting was struck by a log truck.

The Kia had gone off the roadway on Portage Road in Nashville Plantation just after 9:30 am on Monday.

The Forest Ranger was helping Maine State Police with traffic control when the Ranger used emergency lights from their vehicle to try to shut down the roadway so a wrecker could pull the Kia back onto the pavement.

A Western Star log truck approached the scene and tried to stop, but began sliding due to the icy road conditions. The vehicle began to jackknife and hit the back of the Ranger's pickup.

The Kia's driver, who was sitting in the vehicle, was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. No one else was hurt in the incident.

The Kia and the Ranger's pickup had to be towed from the scene.

Patten, Maine Tractor-Trailer Crash Cuased by Icy Roads

A third crash happened shortly after noon on Monday near the intersection of Route 11 and Winding Hill Road in Patten.

A tractor-trailer truck had slid off the road and taken out 3 utility poles, causing power lines to obstruct both lanes of travel.

There's no report of any injuries in the crash that blocked off both lanes of travel on Route 11 for several hours.

All three crashes remain under investigation.