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Police: 78-year-old Waldoboro man dies in crash on Route 1

A section of Route 1 was closed for several hours Monday afternoon.

WALDOBORO, Maine — A 78-year-old Waldoboro man died Monday in a crash on Route 1. 

Waldoboro police responded in the afternoon to a crash on Route 1 just north of Moody's Diner, according to a news release from the Waldoboro Police Department. 

The driver of a 2000 Chevy Camero, Paul Thompson, 78, of Waldoboro, reportedly died at the scene. 

A second driver involved in the crash, a man from Ontario, was reportedly driving a 1978 Volkswagon Vanagon with three passengers. All occupants of the Volkswagon were uninjured, police said. 

Route 1 was closed between Route 220 and Old Route 1 from 2:40 p.m. to 7 p.m.

"The Waldoboro Fire Department, Waldoboro Ambulance Service, Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office (reconstruction) and Brunswick PD (drone mapping) were all involved in the scene," police said. 

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