A truck hauling horses in a fifth-wheel trailer crashed into trees on Route 9 in Eddington, Maine, around 2 p.m. on Tuesday. The impact caused the trailer to detach, resulting in severe injuries to two horses. One horse died at the scene, while the other had to be euthanized due to its injuries. The truck driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital. Further details were not immediately released.
Two horses died Tuesday afternoon following a crash in Eddington.
The horses were being hauled in a fifth-wheel trailer on Route 9 about 2 p.m. when the truck hit a tree, causing the trailer to detach, according to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office.
Two more trees were struck.
The horses were “badly injured.” One died instantly, while the second had to be euthanized, the sheriff’s office said.
The truck’s driver was taken to the hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
No additional information was immediately available.
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