Northbound lanes on I-95 near Carmel reopened after 2 crashes

A crash on Saturday afternoon on Interstate I-95 north near the Carmel exit shut down a portion of the highway for more than two hours as authorities responded to the scene. The crash involved what appeared to be a truck and camper catching fire. A secondary crash led police to move the closure back from mile marker 173 to 167. Maine State Police [said in a social media post](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14gzLKJ3Jzc/) that as of 5 p.m., all lanes on the interstate had reopened. Police did not immediately provide information about the involved vehicles and whether there were any injuries. Copy the Story Link Tagged: [carmel maine](https://www.pressherald.com/tag/carmel-maine/) [](https://www.pressherald.com/author/madeleine-kaptein) [Madeleine KapteinStaff Writer](https://www.pressherald.com/author/madeleine-kaptein) Madeleine is a community reporter for Gorham, Buxton and Standish. She started her journalism career in Vermont, where she reported for Seven Days and served as the editor-in-chief of Middlebury College's. [More by Madeleine Kaptein](https://www.pressherald.com/author/madeleine-kaptein)