A local man died after his vehicle crashed into a tree Tuesday night along the Narragansett Trail in Buxton, authorities said.
The driver, an older man whose identity is being withheld by police, died at the when his silver Toyota Corolla hit a tree around 6 p.m. along a portion of Route 202, near Boynton Road, according to police. No passengers were in his vehicle.
Buxton police said they “have information” that two males in a pickup truck removed the driver from the totaled vehicle but left the scene of the crash before emergency rescuers arrived, according to a Wednesday morning release.
Speed was likely a factor in a crash, police said. Saco police assisted Buxton with the crash reconstruction. The case is under investigation.
The state medical examiner’s office has not yet issued a cause of death.
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