WATERBORO — Three men in their 20s were seriously injured early this morning when the pickup truck they were in crashed into a tree on Townhouse Road, near the Hollis town line.

York County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Bill King said speed and fog appeared to be factors in the crash, which remains under investigation.

Sheriff’s deputies and rescue units from Hollis and Waterboro responded to the crash near the intersection of Townhouse and Whitehouse roads at about 3:45 a.m. The vehicle, a 2011 GMC crew-cab pickup truck, struck a utility pole.

King said the three occupants included the driver, Matthew Lambert, 23, of Lyman; Tyler Tanch, 23, of Waterboro, in the front seat; and David Strandburg, 23, of Waterboro, who was riding in the back seat.

Lambert was ejected from the vehicle upon impact. Tanch was able to get out of the vehicle on his own, but rescue units were needed to remove Strandburg from the rear seat, King said in a prepared statement.

“It appears the truck was traveling westbound when it left the roadway and went into a ditch; the impact caused the truck to go airborne and strike the utility pole, snapping it in half,” King said.

He said the preliminary investigation shows that after the truck went airborne, it turned about 90 degrees and hit the pole on the rear door and roof of the driver’s side. The impact resulted in the driver’s ejection from the vehicle.

All three occupants were transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland with serious injuries, and their conditions were unknown as of press time.

Townhouse Road remained closed to traffic at about 8 a.m., while the crash was reconstructed; it was expected to be open later in the day.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 324-4444 (local call in Sanford) or 282-1535, ext. 327 or twells@journaltribune.com.