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A car ended up flipped onto its roof in a roadside ditch along Interstate 95 in Portland on Thursday morning.

The Maine Turnpike Authority reported the crash around 8:12 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway.

Emergency responders located the vehicle near mile marker 46, sitting between Exit 47 and Exit 46.

Photos taken at the scene show the car resting on its roof deep inside the highway ditch.

Dark skid marks visible on the asphalt show where the vehicle veered off the road before going over.

State workers blocked off the right lane so emergency crews could reach the vehicle safely.

Officials have not stated how many people were inside the vehicle or if anyone was hurt.

Crews cleared the lane and reopened the highway by 8:40 a.m. as traffic slowly moved past.

Illinois State Police shut down a major stretch of Interstate 270 in Glen Carbon following a deadly four-vehicle wreck early Thursday morning.

The crash happened around 5 a.m. along the westbound side of I-270, east of the exit for Illinois Route 157.

Emergency vehicles blocked all westbound lanes as officers and fire crews worked to clear flipped metal and debris from the highway.

One person died in the collision, prompting state troopers to launch an active fatal crash investigation.

Traffic officials immediately set up a detour, rerouting all westbound drivers off I-270 and onto Illinois Route 159.

Tow trucks arrived to remove the four damaged vehicles, including one car that flipped onto its side during the wreck.

State police have not announced when the highway will fully reopen as reconstruction teams finish gathering physical evidence.

A multi-vehicle crash along Interstate 270 in Glen Carbon ended in a fatality on Thursday morning.

Emergency responders were called to the scene shortly before 5 a.m. along the westbound lanes of I-270, just east of the Illinois Route 157 junction.

Investigators found four vehicles collided in the middle of the highway, leaving heavy wreckage across multiple lanes.

First responders confirmed that at least one of the vehicles rolled over during the impact.

One person sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency medical personnel.

Police officers and emergency crews secured the crash site while work began to notify the victim’s family members.

Illinois State Police troopers remain at the scene to determine what caused the sudden collision.

A violent pre-dawn collision left two people dead and plunged thousands of local residents into darkness early Thursday morning.

Davie Fire Rescue units were dispatched at approximately 4:45 a.m. following a crash involving two vehicles along Nova Drive. The impact knocked out electric service across the surrounding area when one vehicle struck a main power pole and burst into flames.

Florida Power & Light reported that more than 2,000 customers lost electricity immediately after the utility pole caught fire.

Emergency crews shut down Nova Drive in both directions between College Avenue and Davie Road to secure the scene for investigators.

Utility workers arrived on the scene shortly after the crash to repair damaged power lines and restore working traffic signals nearby.

Police eventually reopened the westbound lanes of Nova Drive while traffic homicide detectives continue investigating what caused the fatal collision.

An early Thursday morning commute turned deadly in Davie when a violent car crash claimed the lives of two people inside a burning vehicle.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene around 4:45 a.m. along the 6500 block of Nova Drive after dispatchers received reports of a two-vehicle wreck.

Firefighters arriving at 6596 Nova Drive found one car engulfed in heavy flames after slamming directly into a wooden utility pole. First responders tried to reach the occupants, but the intense fire prevented anyone from saving the two people trapped inside.

Authorities confirmed that both individuals died at the scene from their injuries as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze. The second vehicle involved in the collision suffered only minor physical damage, and its driver escaped without any injuries.

Police officers and fire officials have not yet released the identities of the two victims as detectives work to contact their next of kin.

Two men are in police custody following a fatal incident inside a Darlington apartment building late Wednesday evening.

Durham Police officers dispatched patrol units to a property on Parkgate shortly after receiving an urgent call at 9:15 p.m.

Officers arriving at the scene above The Greyhound pub discovered a woman in her 40s who could not be saved.

Detectives arrested a 44-year-old man on suspicion of murder shortly after securing the residence.

A second man, aged 27, was also taken into custody on suspicion of assisting an offender during the response.

Both suspects remain held at the police station as homicide detectives conduct interviews and gather physical evidence.

Authorities expect the police cordon on Parkgate to stay in place while crime scene investigators finish processing the scene.

A late-night emergency call to a residential apartment turned into a murder investigation in Darlington on Wednesday night.

Emergency crews rushed to an address on Parkgate at around 9:15 p.m. following reports of a medical emergency.

Paramedics and police officers entered a residential flat located directly above The Greyhound pub to assist the victim.

First responders located a woman believed to be in her 40s inside the residence, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers quickly secured the property and established a wide police cordon along Parkgate to protect the crime scene.

Specialist crime scene investigators spent the night examining the flat while officers carried out door-to-door enquiries in the neighborhood.

Durham Police confirmed that formal identification of the victim has not yet taken place as detectives work to notify her next of kin.

Murder Suspect, Darlington, Durham: Two Men Arrested After Woman Found Dead Above Local Pub

Two men are in police custody following a fatal incident inside a Darlington apartment building late Wednesday evening.

Law enforcement officers and road crews rushed to manage a major highway closure following an early morning crash in coastal North Carolina.

A single vehicle crashed on Highway 24 just before 5:00 a.m., leaving debris spilled across both lanes of travel.

Emergency responders immediately closed the entire stretch of Highway 24 in both directions to prevent further accidents.

Work crews spent the early hours clearing the heavy mess off the pavement so the road could reopen safely.

Transportation officials redirected all morning traffic off the blocked highway and onto nearby Highway 70.

Morehead City police stationed officers at the west entrance of Walmart to direct lost commuters onto the detour route.

Carteret County deputies handled traffic control on McCabe Road to keep cars moving smoothly through the surrounding neighborhood while troopers investigate the cause.

Early morning commuters faced major delays after a single-vehicle accident forced officials to shut down Highway 24 in both directions.

The wreck happened just before 5:00 a.m. along a busy stretch running right through Morehead City.

First responders arrived at the scene shortly after the crash and found cargo debris scattered across the roadway.

Clean-up crews worked for hours sweeping up the spilled material to make the lanes safe for drivers again.

Traffic officers quickly set up detours to reroute all incoming vehicles toward Highway 70.

Morehead City police officers took positions near the west entrance of Walmart to guide morning drivers around the roadblock.

Carteret County deputies posted up along McCabe Road to help control the heavy detour traffic while state troopers gather details on the crash.

Chesapeake authorities placed an entire residential neighborhood on lockdown Wednesday afternoon as officers searched for two armed suspects.

Police issued an immediate shelter-in-place order for residents living near the 1600 block of Summerall Lane following a 4:27 p.m. shooting.

Officers responded to the street after receiving reports of a disturbance outside a residence that quickly escalated into gunfire.

Upon arrival, police discovered a teenage girl suffering from serious injuries after being shot during a fight that broke out in front of a house.

Witnesses told investigators that two male suspects took off on foot immediately after the gunshots rang out.

Police described the fleeing suspects as two men, one light-skinned Black male and one Black male, who ran from the scene into the surrounding area.

K-9 units and patrol officers established a perimeter around the neighborhood, urging locals to lock their doors and stay inside while the manhunt continued.

The Chesapeake Police Department asks anyone with information about the suspects to call the local Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP as the investigation remains active.