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Tractor-trailer crash on I-95 in Saco shuts down southbound lanes

Photo: Maine State Police


UPDATE: All southbound lanes have reopened.

SACO, Maine (WGAN) Police were at the scene where a tractor-trailer jackknifed on I-95 in Saco on Friday afternoon.

No injuries were reported.

All southbound lanes at mile 35 were blocked with traffic being diverted to Exit 36, but one lane has since opened back up with traffic moving slowly.

Shannon Moss with the Department of Public Safety said the driver, 33-year-old Brian Butler of South Carolina, lost control, with heavy rain believed to be a factor. The trailer wasn’t loaded at the time.

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