NEW VINEYARD — One driver was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Route 27.
Police said Samantha Wright, 38, of Kingfield died at the scene, which was about 100 yards south of the intersection of the Holly Road.
Wright was driving a 1999 Dodge minivan north and Craig Gage, 23, of Saco was driving a 2006 Ford E250 van south, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said. The Ford van was owned by National Distributors Inc. of South Portland.
Gage was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Nichols said.
Witnesses traveling behind Gage’s van told police they saw it drift into the shoulder of the road where there was an accumulation of ice, Nichols said. The driver overcorrected and the van crossed the centerline into the path of the minivan, he said.
The witnesses drove their Jeep off the road to avoid the collision and were not involved, he said.
The accident was reported at 2:06 p.m.
Deputy Matthew Brann was assisted by Nichols, Chief Deputy Steven Lowell, Lt. David St. Laurent, Detective Stephen Charles, Detective Ken Charles and Cpl. Nate Bean.
New Vineyard Fire Department, Farmington Fire and Rescue, and NorthStar rescue personnel also assisted.
Route 27 was closed for more than two hours. The accident is still under investigation.
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- The driver of this Ford van, Craig Gage, 23, of Saco was injured when it and a Dodge minivan driven by Samantha Wright, 38, of Kingfield, collided on Route 27 in New Vineyard on Monday afternoon, police said. Wright was declared deat at the scene, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said.
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- A damaged Ford van, center, driven by Craig Gage, 23, of Saco sits on Route 27 in New Vineyard on Monday afternoon. The van and a Dodge minivan driven by Samantha Wright, 38, of Kingfield, collided, killing Wright, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said. The Jeep at left went off the road to avoid the collision.
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- A damaged Ford van, center, driven by Craig Gage, 23, of Saco sits on Route 27 in New Vineyard on Monday afternoon. The van and a Dodge minivan driven by Samantha Wright, 38, of Kingfield, collided, killing Wright, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said. The Jeep at left went off the road to avoid the collision.
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