BELGRADE, Maine —
Two people were injured around 6:25 a.m. Thursday when a car hit a train tamper in the town of Belgrade.
The incident occurred on train tracks crossing Augusta Road near Route 27, a news release from the Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said.
William Bockman, 83, of Smithfield was traveling south on Route 27 in a blue Hyundai Elantra when he crashed into the railroad tamper, the release stated.
The train tamper was being operated by 19-year-old Bryce Willette of Madison, the release said.
According to the release, Bockman was taken to a nearby hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. Willette “received minor injuries,” the release reported.
The southbound lane on Route 27 in Belgrade was closed to oncoming traffic following the crash, and the Belgrade Fire Department directed traffic through the road’s northbound lane, the release stated.
The scene was cleared by 10:30 a.m., Moss told NEWS CENTER Maine Thursday morning.
The release stated the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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