SACO, Maine — Saco police are investigating how a construction worker was hit by a car on Route 1 near Cascade Road Friday afternoon.
In a release, Saco Police said it first responded to a report of a crash in a construction zone at 3:56 p.m. on Portland Road. Police said two vehicles were involved in a rear end collision. Those cars were pulled off the road into a parking lot nearby.
While police were investigating that crash, Saco Police Deputy Chief Corey Huntress said another crash happened at 4:14 p.m. on the northbound side.
The release said a Range Rover SUV was driving north through the construction zone and hit a construction worker.
Huntress said they are investigating how the car hit the worker, but that the worker was taken to Maine Medical Center with serious injuries.
Saco Police said the worker was from Gorham Sand and Gravel. Huntress said the worker was in a construction area that was marked with signs and cones. Huntress would not identify the worker.
Route 1 was closed to all traffic between Spring Hill Road and Cascade Road in Saco for about three hours. The road has since been opened back up.
Police said the crash reconstruction team is on-site, and that the driver of the car is cooperating with the investigators.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.