Two people were taken via LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to a Bangor hospital Saturday with injuries that were considered life-threatening following a head-on collision on Kennebec River Road in Concord. Photo courtesy of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office
CONCORD — Three people were injured, two seriously, following a head-on collision at about 1 p.m., Saturday on Kennebec River Road.
Police say that Adrean Yates, 27, of Bingham, was driving north in a gray 2007 Nissan Altima, and collided with a southbound white 2011 Chevrolet pickup driven by Kade Tibbetts, 25, of Embden.
According to a Somerset County Sheriff’s Office news release, Yates and his passenger, Kennedy Humphrey, 18, of Bingham, were seriously injured in the crash. Both were taken via LifeFlight of Maine helicopter to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center with injuries that reportedly are considered life-threatening. Their condition was not immediately known Saturday evening. Also in the Nissan’s back seat was a baby in a car safety seat. The child appeared to be uninjured but was taken by ambulance to Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan as a precaution.
Tibbetts, who was alone in his vehicle, was also taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
Michael Mitchell, chief deputy in the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, said all three adults were wearing seat belts.
Kennebec River Road, which is also state Route 16, runs parallel to the western bank of the Kennebec River south of Bingham.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation. The lead investigator is Deputy Allen-Michael Jones, and the Maine State Police are reconstructing the crash. The Bingham and Solon fire departments and the Upper Kennebec Ambulance Service and the Anson-Madison-Starks Ambulance Service also responded.
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