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Maine man critically injured after tree falls on car driving in storm

The 65-year-old man was driving down River Road when a tree fell and trapped him in his vehicle.

WINDHAM, Maine — A man was seriously injured after a tree fell on his car in Windham Friday morning, according to police.

Norman Rawding, 65, was driving down River Road in the area of Page Road around 7:20 a.m. when a tree fell and trapped him inside.

Crews had to extricate Rawding from the vehicle.  

He was transported to Maine Medical Center where he is in critical condition.

River Road was shut down Friday morning for a short time while crews worked to get Rawding out of the 2011 Nissan Versa where he was trapped. 

RELATED: Thousands of Mainers lose power after Halloween night storm

Friday's storm created winds gusting up to 50 mph in some places and caused power outages to more than 100,000 Maine customers. 

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