UPDATED: Truck, car collide in Boothbay
Accident scene at the intersection of River Road and Route 27 on Wednesday, Sept. 10. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register
Accident scene at the intersection of River Road and Route 27 on Wednesday, Sept. 10. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register
Cars, trucks and a school bus stopped for the scene of the accident on Route 27. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register
Accident scene at the intersection of River Road and Route 27 on Wednesday, Sept. 10. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register
Accident scene at the intersection of River Road and Route 27 on Wednesday, Sept. 10. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay Register
Cars, trucks and a school bus stopped for the scene of the accident on Route 27. FRITZ FREUDENBERGER/Boothbay RegisterUPDATE VIA LCSO: On Sept. 10, an accident occurred on Wiscasset Road in Boothbay involving Donald C. McKay, 65, of Edgecomb and Carol S. Smith, 92, of Boothbay Harbor. Mr. McKay was operating his 1999 Dodge Ram 150 northbound and Ms. Smith was stopped at the stop sign at River Road in her 2022 Mazda CX5 before proceeding through the intersection. As a result, Mr. McKay struck the front driver’s side quarter panel and door of Smith’s vehicle. Both vehicles suffered disabling damage. Deputy Brandon Maciuba was the investigating officer.
Original Post: First responders were called to the scene of an accident at the intersection of River Road and Route 27 in Boothbay around noon on Wednesday, Sept. 10.
A car and a pickup truck collided and Boothbay Fire Department was first on the scene. The driver's door had to be removed and the driver was attended to by Boothbay Region Ambulance Service employees. Also responding were Edgecomb Fire Department and a Lincoln County Sheriff Office deputy.
Southbound traffic was diverted on Route 27 to McKay Road in Edgecomb.
Boothbay Fire Department cleared the scene at 12:52 p.m.
More information on the accident will be forthcoming.
