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North Yarmouth man killed in head-on crash with dump truck

North Yarmouth man killed in head-on crash with dump truck

Photo: 560 WGAN Newsradio


A man from North Yarmouth was killed in a crash in Cumberland on Monday.

Police said 78-year-old Paul Soule was driving on Route 1 just after noon when he crossed the center line and hit a dump truck. Soule was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the dump truck, 54-year-old Trevor Lamoreau of Richmond, was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Route 1 was closed from the Yarmouth line to Tuttle Road for several hours Monday afternoon.

An investigation is ongoing but no charges are expected.

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