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    Weekly Safety Report: Tragic Schooner Accident, Crashes, and Fire in Knox County, Maine

    2023-10-14

    This week in Knox County, Maine, there were several incidents that occurred, including a tragic accident on a 150-year-old schooner resulting in the death of a doctor, a three-vehicle crash at a known intersection, a truck fire that claimed the lives of two dogs, and a motor vehicle crash that left a car wedged on a sidewalk.

    A doctor aboard the Grace Bailey schooner was killed when the mainmast shattered and collapsed into the deck. The vessel was returning from a four-day voyage with 33 people onboard when the mast broke.

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    A motor vehicle crash at an intersection in Warren resulted in at least four people being transported to local hospitals. Visibility issues were cited as a frequent factor in crashes at this location.

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    A truck caught on fire in Rockland, resulting in the death of two dogs. The fire was extinguished by the Rockland Fire Department, and the cause of the fire is unknown.

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    A car involved in a motor vehicle crash in Rockland came to a stop completely on the sidewalk, wedged between a building, a water hydrant, a pole, and a boulder. The driver was trapped in the car.

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