A cement truck lies on its side at the intersection of route 1 and 15 in Orland on Friday. The driver was not hurt in the accident, but traffic through the intersection was being partially re-routed while workers were trying to get the vehicle upright so it could be towed away. Credit: Bill Trotter / BDN

A cement truck rolled over and spilled its load Friday afternoon, blocking a lane of traffic at the intersection of routes 1 and 15 in Orland for several hours.

The driver was unhurt in the accident, according to a Facebook post by the Orland Fire Department.

The truck rolled onto the shoulder of Route 15 as it was nearing the intersection at around noon. As of 1:30 p.m., a wrecker crew was working to get the truck upright so it could be towed away.

Northbound traffic on Route 15 was re-routed through the parking lot of a Big Apple convenience store at the intersection, while traffic turning off Route 1 to head south on Route 15 had to slow down but was not detoured. Traffic on Route 1 was unaffected.

The scene was cleared at 4:15 p.m., according to the Orland Fire Department.

Information about what caused the cement truck to roll over was not immediately available.

A news reporter in coastal Maine for more than 20 years, Bill Trotter writes about how the Atlantic Ocean and the state's iconic coastline help to shape the lives of coastal Maine residents and visitors....