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UNITY TOWNSHIP — An automobile crash forced the closure Thursday of Waterville Road in Unity Township, according to officials.

As of early Thursday afternoon, the road was expected to remain closed for a few more hours while police had an accident reconstructionist at the scene of the crash, according to Lt. Chris Read of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.

Initial, unconfirmed reports indicated a two-car crash occurred midmorning in the area of 1209 Waterville Road, with serious injury and at least one crash victim trapped inside a vehicle.

Waterville Road is also known as state Route 139.

Additional information on the crash was not available Thursday afternoon.

 

Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal...