WISCASSET, Maine — Route 1 reopened Friday afternoon after a fatal crash just north of the Wiscasset-Woolwich line closed the road to through traffic for more than two hours.
One individual died and two were injured in the head-on, two-vehicle crash, according to interim Wiscasset Police Chief Jerry Hinton. The collision was reported at about 11:18 a.m.
The operators of both vehicles were taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland. The person who died was a passenger in one of the vehicles, Hinton said.
The northbound lane of Route 1 did not reopen until shortly after 1 p.m. The two vehicles, which came to a rest in the southbound lane, were towed from the area shortly after 2 p.m.
Motorists were encouraged to seek alternative routes as emergency responders and law enforcement officials worked to collect evidence and clear the area.
The collision is under investigation. A blood sample has been ordered for the operators of the vehicles, Hinton said. The Maine State Police and the Portland Police Department are assisting the Wiscasset Police Department with collecting evidence from the drivers.
A Wiscasset police officer will interview both drivers, Hinton said.
The Wiscasset Police Department, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office, Wiscasset Ambulance Service, Wiscasset Fire Department and Maine Marine Patrol dealt with the crash.
The Lincoln County district’s attorney office also was at the site of the crash.