High winds yesterday, March 2, caused a large pine tree to snap and fall on a vehicle driven by a 78-year-old man on Pond Road in Sidney.
A branch from the tree broke through the dashboard and impaled a 79-year-old woman in the passenger seat.
According to WGME, the woman is in critical condition. The man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
PHOTO: Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office
#BREAKING: The Kennebec County Sheriff's Office says a woman was impaled by a branch when a tree fell onto a moving vehicle in Sidney: https://t.co/6CjCfZhsw3 pic.twitter.com/5yoij2Lnqx
— CBS 13 News (@WGME) March 3, 2021