Photo: Maine State Police
Several hundred commuters were stranded on Interstate 95 in Carmel, Maine, due to a 30-car pileup Tuesday morning, theMaine State Police confirmed.
“Initial reports say blinding sun may have caused the first crash about 7:45 AM, and then several other vehicles collided in a chain reaction,” police said in a statement to PEOPLE.
Public information officer Stephen McCausland says 30 vehicles were involved in the crash itself, but several more were stuck behind the pileup.
Maine State Police
“Several hundred motorists have been stranded behind the crash site and troopers and the Maine Department of Transportation are making plans to utilize a crossover to get those vehicles turned around,” the statement read.
ABC affiliateWMTWreported that the lanes were reopened before 11:30 a.m.
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Five years ago,Maine State Police tweetedthat I-95 northbound would “remain closed for several hours due to pile-up crash.” During that 2015 incident, 14 people were injured.
William Van Tassel, manager of driver training programs at the American Automobile Association (AAA), toldAccuWeatherlast year that “every winter” pileups occur due to the change in travel conditions, but that they are “all preventable.”
source: people.com
