Maine motorcyclist dies in head-on collision with pickup

Staff reports 5:24 a.m.


Maine motorcyclist dies in head-on collision with pickup

CORINNA, Maine - Maine safety officials reported on Saturday that a motorcyclist was killed when he collided with another vehicle on Route 7.

Maine State Police responded to the crash around 6:25 p.m. on Friday to find that a motorcycle operated by 60-year-old Merle Page of Corinna was traveling north when he crossed the center line into opposing traffic striking a Chevrolet Silverado head on.

Page, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Chevrolet and his 8-year-old son were not injured. State Police were assisted on scene by the Penobscot County Sherriff's Office and the Corinna Fire Department.

The crash remains under investigation.