Tuesday, January 13, 2015

TRACTOR TRAILER CRASH BACKS UP I-95 IN AUGUSTA, MAINE. WHEN THE DRIVER TRIED TO TAKE A BREAK, THE BACK WHEELS SLID, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO OVERTURN



TRACTOR TRAILER CRASH BACKS UP I-95 IN AUGUSTA, MAINE.  HE SAID THAT WHEN HE TRIED TO TAKE A BREAK, THE BACK WHEELS SLID, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO OVERTURN










AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A tractor trailer accident on I-95 that happened Tuesday midday will reduce northbound traffic to one lane through Wednesday morning.




The driver said he was pulling over to take his mandatory 30 minute rest period when the back wheels slid, causing the truck to overturn at mile 111 near the Bond Brook Bridge.




Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said motorists should avoid the area and instead take the Western Avenue exit and use Leighton Road.

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ONE NORTHBOUND LANE ON I-95 IN AUGUSTA, MAINE TO REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL WEDNESDAY

The Trioiano Waste Services tractor-trailer full of trash veers off the road and tips over near Bond Brook Bridge.

A tractor-trailer accident shut down one northbound lane of Interstate 95 in Augusta on Tuesday and the wreck wasn’t expected to be removed until Wednesday morning. Motorists should continue to expect delays until then, police said.

The accident happened about 12:30 p.m. between exits 109 and 112 in Augusta near Bond Brook Bridge, which was the site of another tractor-trailer accident last week, according to a news release from Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.

Although workers had hoped to open the lane by the Tuesday evening commute, McCausland said one lane would remain closed until Wednesday morning.
“It’s got a long way to go,” McCausland said.

The truck that crashed was a Trioiano Waste Services truck, according to McCausland.
Motorists are advised to take the Western Avenue exit in Augusta and use Leighton Road to avoid the highway.