4 Killed In Maine Crash

BERWICK, ME — Four people were killed after a crash Saturday afternoon in Berwick, Maine, after police said a driver tried to pass a vehicle, lost control and slammed head-on into another vehicle traveling the opposite direction. Three people died at the scene and another died at a local hospital. Four others were injured. The crash happened on Route 4 at about 1:30 p.m.

The deceased were identified as a 31-year-old Buxton, Maine, man, a 29-year-old man, a 7-year-old boy and a 73-year-old woman.

Police said the 31-year-old Buxton man was driving a Honda Civic with the 29-year-old and 7-year-old when he attempted an "improper" pass and collided with a Ford Explorer driven by a 46-year-old Woburn, Massachusetts, woman.

A 22-year-old woman in the Honda survived, as did the Woburn woman, a 49-year-old man and a 16-year-old girl in the Ford. They were all hospitalized.

Police said the names of the victims were withheld pending notification of family.

Berwick is in Southern Maine in the Seacoast region.

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