On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at approximately 1:43 pm., Troopers responded to a crash on Interstate 295 northbound in Gardiner involving a Department of Transportation (DOT) worker and an SUV.

The preliminary investigation indicates DOT crews were removing the debris from tire debris from the roadway.  Three DOT workers were on scene witha DOT truck displaying activted amber warning lights in the breakdown lane.  While two workers remained in the truck, a third worker, a 57 year old Lewiston man, exited the vehicle to remove debris near the right-hand fog line when he was struck by a 2021 Cadillac SUV operated by a 39 year old Gardiner women.

The DOT worker was transported by Gardiner Rescue to Maine General Medical Center in Augusta with non-life-threatening injuries.  The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation accordng to a press release issued by Shannon Moss, Public Information Oficer, for the Maine Department of Public Safety, Augusa, late yesterday afternoon.  No other information is available at this time.