At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Thursday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.
Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.
The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.
Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.
The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.
Sheila Pendse, project development associate in the Dean’s Office of the University of Maine College of Engineering, and Eliza Hosford, a chemical engineering major at UMaine, visited the studio of WABI (Channel 5) to speak about the Maine Summer Transportation Institute.
For the 11th year, the UMaine summer camp will allow middle school students to learn about engineering and transportation-related careers. Participants are exposed to university life, leadership, and team-building activities through a series of lectures, workshops, hands-on laboratories and field trips, WABI reported. Hosford, who attended the camp when she was in seventh grade, said that’s where she decided she wanted to become an engineer. The camp will be held July 9–20, more information is online.
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