AVON — The driver of an Archie’s Waste Disposal dump truck was injured in a rollover Wednesday afternoon on Route 4, according to a Franklin County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Larry Peaslee, 52, of Lewiston was traveling south when he lost control of the vehicle on a turn, said Sheriff Scott Nichols.
Peaslee was transported to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulance, but the extent of his injuries is not known.
Franklin County sheriff’s deputies were assisted by a Maine State Police trooper. Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection responded to the scene for a fuel leak, and the Department of Transportation responded to address considerable damage to the road surface, the release said.
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