Two people were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on the Maine Turnpike on Monday morning that shut down all northbound lanes.
Maine State Police said in a social media post just after 9 a.m. that the crash at mile marker 23 in Kennebunk shut down all northbound lanes and urged motorists to avoid the ara.
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News Center Maine said all lanes were closed from 9 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., with traffic being diverted off exit 19 in Wells. In an update around 11:15 a.m., the Maine Turnpike Authority said the right lane remained closed but traffic was no longer being diverted off exit 19.
State police said the crash occurred around 8:48 a.m. on I-95 north when a Nissan SUV rear ended a Toyota SUV, which then struck a Freightliner tractor-trailer unit that was stopped in the breakdown lane.
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The driver of the Nissan, identified by police as 45-year-old Kelly Adams, of Lebanon, sustained significant injuries and was taken to Maine Medical Center, where she remains in serious condition.
The driver of the Toyota was taken to Maine Medical Center for evaluation, and the tractor-trailer driver was not injured.
Police said the crash remains under investigation. No charges have been filed at this point, but the case will be reviewed by the York County District Attorney's Office.
