A box truck went off the road and tipped onto its side early Friday morning on Interstate 95 in Howland. Credit: Maine State Police

The driver of a rental box truck went off Interstate 95 and into the woods early Friday morning in the Penobscot County town of Howland.

The crash on the northbound side of the highway near mile marker 220 was reported just after 5 a.m. Police found a Penske box truck on its side about 50 feet off the road in some trees, according to Maine State Police.

One northbound land of Interstate 95 in Howland was closed Friday morning after box truck went off the road and into the tree line. Credit: Maine State Police

The driver, 55-year-old Kwasi Baidu of Bangor, was trapped in the cab and had to be freed by Howland rescue workers. He was taken to Eastern Maine Medical Center with minor injuries, according to police.

Police said speed and road conditions from snow and rain were probably factors in the crash.

One lane of the interstate was closed for several hours while the truck was removed.

Ethan Andrews is the night editor. He was formerly the managing editor at The Free Press and worked as a reporter for The Republican Journal and Pen Bay Pilot.