A three-vehicle crash Monday on Smithfield Road in Oakland sent two people to the hospital. The accident caused a trailer being hauled by a pickup truck to flip over.  Photo courtesy of the Oakland Police Department

OAKLAND — Two people were taken to the hospital Monday after a three-vehicle crash on Smithfield Road that sent two cars into the trees and caused a trailer being hauled by a pickup truck to flip over, launching its cargo of lawn-care equipment.

A Nissan Altima was sent into trees Monday after a three-vehicle crash near a scenic overlook at 8 Smithfield Road. Two people were taken to the hospital. Photo courtesy of the Oakland Police Department

The 12:23 p.m. crash occurred near a scenic overlook at 8 Smithfield Road when a 2018 Nissan Altima being driven west by Scott Foster, 60, of Manchester crossed the center line into the path of a 2004 Dodge 2500 pickup truck being driven east by Cooper Wright, 19, of Waterville, according to Oakland police Detective Tifani Warren.

Wright, who had a passenger in the pickup, swerved to try to avoid a collision, but the Altima collided with the pickup truck on the truck’s driver’s side, Warren said.

The collision caused the trailer being hauled by the pickup to swing outward and a third vehicle, a 2018 Subaru Forester being driven by Mary Armando, 60, of Connecticut, swerved to avoid the collision, according to Warren. The action caused the Subaru to go off the road and into trees, she said. Debris from the initial collision struck the Subaru. Armando had three passengers in the vehicle, she said.

When the trailer being hauled by the pickup flipped over, a lawn mower, weed whackers and other equipment were thrown from the trailer and the axle came off the rear of the pickup, according to Warren. She said the collision was so forceful it caused the road pavement to be ground up.

Foster and Armando were taken by Delta Ambulance to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries, according to Warren.

A crash Monday near a scenic overlook at 8 Smithfield Road sent two cars into the trees and caused a trailer being hauled by a pickup truck to flip over. Two people were taken to the hospital. Photo courtesy of the Oakland Fire Department

Smithfield Road was closed to traffic for more than an hour as emergency crews worked at the scene.

Oakland Fire and Rescue, the Waterville Police Department, Maine State Police, Delta Ambulance and the Maine Warden Service assisted Oakland police with the crash, according to Warren.

The pickup truck and Altima were destroyed and the Subaru was damaged, she said. All three were towed from the scene.