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Man dies, several injured in I-295 crash in Freeport

The MTA asked drivers to avoid the area and to expect delays.

FREEPORT (NEWS CENTER Maine) -- UPDATE 6:40 p.m. -- Maine State Police said 50-year-old Raymond Bisson of Gardiner was killed during a multi-vehicle crash on I-295 in Freeport Saturday.

Police said Bisson died at the scene after Bisson collided with a car in the southbound lane, then crossed the median, and a third vehicle hit his car head-on.

Injured in that third vehicle was a family from East Haven, Conn.: the driver, 50-year-old David Pendred, his wife, 45-year-old Laura Pendred, and their 10-year-old son, Michael.

Troopers said speed is a likely factor in the crash and Bisson was not wearing his seat belt.

The crash closed the northbound lane for 3 1/2 hours and was the first fatal crash on a Memorial Day weekend in Maine since 2014.

UPDATE: Maine State Police say there are injuries following a multi-vehicle crash on I-295 in Freeport. It happened around 10:00 a.m. in the northbound lanes near Exit 20. The cause of the crash is under investigation and police say it will take time to clear the scene. One vehicle was seen with a blue tarp draped over it.

Traffic is being diverted at Exit 17 in Yarmouth, according to the Maine Turnpike Authority. The MTA asked drivers to avoid the area and to expect delays.

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