The driver, from New Hampshire, was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston
Credit: Cumberland County Sheriff s Office Author: Beth Brogan (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:42 PM EDT May 3, 2021 Updated: 2:50 PM EDT May 3, 2021
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine Ricker Road in New Gloucester remained closed early Monday afternoon after a tractor-trailer carrying some 9,000 gallons of fuel rolled over just before 10:30 a.m.
The driver of the 2017 Freightliner, Valerie Farnham of Derry, New Hampshire, was taken to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston for treatment of injuries that were not life-threatening, according to Captain Kerry Joyce of the Cumberland County Sheriff s Office.
Sheriff s deputies, local firefighters, and Maine State Police were called to the crash at 10:21 a.m. Although initial reports indicated the driver was trapped in the vehicle, she was able to free herself, Joyce said in a release.
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Police responded to a tractor-trailer rollover in New Gloucester on Monday.
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened on Ricker Road around 10:20 a.m. Monday. The female driver was trapped after the vehicle rolled over, but she was able to free herself.
The trailer was carrying about 9,000 gallons of LP Fuel, but didn’t rupture or leak. The road was expected to be closed for several hours while fuel was removed and the trailer was turned back over.
The driver, Valerie Farnham of New Hampshire, was taken to Central Maine Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.