Route 1 northbound remained closed for several hours Wednesday afternoon at the West Bath-Brunswick line after a tractor-trailer crash that sent the driver to a local hospital.
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office was called to the crash, near New Meadows Lake, just before 1:15 p.m., according to Chief Deputy Brett Strout.
A tractor-trailer driven by 32-year-old Jason Hilton of Sterling, Virginia, hydroplaned in heavy rain, struck a guardrail, jack-knifed and came to rest in the middle of the road, Strout said.
Hilton was taken by Brunswick rescue to Mid Coast Hospital with minor injuries.
The trailer, which was carrying furniture, spilled about 70 gallons of diesel, prompting the Brunswick Fire Department’s hazmat response team and Maine Department of Environmental Protection to respond, as well as the Maine State Police Commercial Unit, West Bath Fire Department and Bath and Brunswick police.
Northbound traffic was diverted at Cook’s Corner in Brunswick onto State Road for about three hours.
The road reopened just after 4 p.m.
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