iStock/Thinkstock(MECHANIC FALLS, Maine) — Two dozen people were hospitalized Saturday night after a Halloween hayride trailer flipped over on a steep road.
Police in Mechanic Falls, Maine say the driver of a jeep pulling the trailer missed a curve, causing the trailer to hit a tree and throw the passengers to the ground.
Seventeen people were hospitalized at Central Maine Medical Center, including one person in critical condition. Seven patients were also hospitalized at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston.
Local Sheriff Guy Desjardins says driver error appears to be the cause of the crash.
“The vehicle was traveling in this direction coming out of the ride, going downhill around a sharp curve, and he missed the curve and went into the wood line, and it looks like the trailer jackknifed and hit a tree,” Desjardins said.
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