Several people were injured Sunday morning when two vehicles collided on Route 1 in Bridgewater.
Maine State Police trooper Jared Sylvia said in a news release that a car driven by Dorothy Holyoke-Cosme was traveling northbound when it skidded on black ice. The vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a southbound pickup truck that was hauling a snowmobile trailer.
Holyoke-Cosme had to be extricated from her car. Holyoke-Cosme, her husband and her grandchildren were transported to Houlton Regional Hospital, where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The driver of the pickup truck, James Small, was not hurt. Small’s truck sustained extensive damage. His snowmobile trailer was destroyed as a result of the crash.
The hometowns of those involved in the accident were not immediately available.
Bridgewater is located north of Houlton in Aroostook County.
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