AURORA, Maine — A Plymouth man was killed Thursday night when he was struck by a vehicle on Route 9, state police said.
Anthony Barnes, 34, who had been traveling east, had stopped in the driving lane and shut off his vehicle and its lights, Maine State Police Lt. Roderick Charette said.
Barnes was apparently standing on the driver’s side when an eastbound vehicle driven by Mitch Russell, 28, of Calais, clipped the left rear door of Barnes’ vehicle and struck Barnes, Charette said.
The crash occurred around 6 p.m., the lieutenant said.
Barnes wound up in the road and Russell’s vehicle went off the right side of the road, Charette said. Barnes was transported via LifeFlight to Eastern Maine Medical Center, where he died shortly after arriving.
Russell and a passenger were uninjured, as were two passengers in Barnes’ vehicle.
Police are unclear why Barnes stopped his vehicle in the road and shut it off. Troopers Jacob Ferland, Bryan Creamer and Sgt. Tim Varney of the state police were assisted by Ellsworth police, Aurora firefighters and Capital Ambulance.
