Maine firefighter avoids serious injury in tanker rollover

By Christopher Burns
Bangor Daily News

HANCOCK, Maine — A fire truck crashed in the town of Hancock on Tuesday afternoon.

The driver was responding to a wildfire off Oxen Meadow Road in Franklin at about 3:26 p.m., according to Christopher Holmes, the chief of the Hancock Volunteer Fire Department and EMS Services.

When the driver turned off Route 1 onto Franklin Road, the Ford L8000 tanker rolled over, Holmes said Tuesday evening.

Holmes said the driver, who was the truck’s only occupant, suffered minor bruises in the crash.

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The crash may have been caused by a brake failure, according to Holmes.

The crash remains under investigation.

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