UPDATE: Officials have identified the victims in the Christmas morning crash in Gouldsboro.
Dead are 57-yr-old Lisa Grant of Orrington and 35 yr-old John Organes of Sullivan.
Police say the truck driven by Organes crossed the center line and struck the car driven by 60-yr-old Michael Grant of Orrington head on. Lisa Grant, the passenger in Michael Grant's car, died at the scene.
Organes was transported to Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
ORIGINAL: Two people are dead after a horrific head-on crash on Route 1 in Gouldsboro Christmas morning.
Gouldsboro Fire Department Capt. Edward Pontbriand said a sedan and a pickup crashed somewhere near 9:30 Christmas morning.
“There’s no skid marks out on the scene, so when they hit, it was a high impact accident. Head on," said Pontbriand. "It was a big hit.”
Pontbriand said the male driver of the sedan survived the wreck, but his passenger died at the scene. The male driver of the truck was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries.
Steuben, Sullivan, Gouldsboro, and Winter Harbor fire departments were called to the scene. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department, Gouldsboro PD, and State Police also helped with the crash.
Route 1 was opened around 1 p.m. Christmas afternoon.
NEWS CENTER Maine will update this story when more details become available.