SACO, Maine (WGAN) — A 36-year-old New Hampshire man was killed early Saturday morning following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Saco.
According to Maine State Police, troopers responded to the northbound lanes of I-95 around 4:45 a.m. for a report of a collision involving a Hyundai SUV and a Ford Explorer.
A preliminary investigation indicates that a Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by 36-year-old Felix Melo of Manchester, New Hampshire, rear-ended a Ford Explorer traveling in the center lane. Following the impact, the Ford spun out and came to rest in the roadway, while the Hyundai went off the highway into a wooded area and rolled onto its side.
Melo was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Ford, 42-year-old Yara Schneider of Lowell, Massachusetts, and her passenger, 24-year-old Ana Dos Santos Augusto, also of Lowell, were treated by emergency crews and released at the scene.
Members of the Maine State Police Reconstruction Team responded to assist Troop G. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and police say additional details will be released as they become available.
