Two women from St. Stephen, N.B., died after a crash with a log truck close to the New Brunswick border in Maine last week, according to state police.
On Jan. 17, officials responded to a “multi-vehicle crash with a possible fatality” on Route 9 in Washington County’s Township 30, about an hour’s drive southwest of St. Stephen.
A release from the Maine State Police said deputies arrived on scene, where they found two dead women in a 2014 Kia Forte.
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“The two female occupants in the car were traveling westbound on Route 9 in Township 30 when they encountered a loaded log truck on a curved road and the vehicles collided,” the release said.
“There were two secondary crashes with other tractor-trailers that did not contribute to any loss of life.”
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The deceased have been identified as Tiffany Tinker, 35, and Jennifer Sutherland, 36.
“The preliminary investigation shows that the deceased lost control of their vehicle coming around a corner and entered into the oncoming lane of the log truck,” the release said, adding that roadway conditions “appear to have been a factor” in the crash.
The driver of the log truck was not injured. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
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