Mar. 21—A serious crash involving a car and a tractor-trailer shut down traffic on I-295 in Scarborough for hours Friday morning.
Both southbound and northbound lanes were closed between mile markers 3 and 4 because of a two-vehicle crash in Scarborough, according to Maine State Police. The road reopened to traffic after 10 a.m.
Southbound traffic was diverted off at exit 5, and northbound traffic was diverted at exit 4, police said.
Police did not immediately release any other details about the crash.
This story will be updated.
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