A tractor-trailer was destroyed when it caught fire while being transported by a tow truck on the Maine Turnpike early Monday morning. State police said they responded to the Maine Turnpike northbound in Auburn around 3:45 a.

A semi-truck caught fire early Monday morning on the Maine Turnpike in Auburn. Maine State Police say a man was driving a Peterbilt 567 tow truck hauling a 2018 Kenworth on I-95 near mile marker 75 around 3:45 a.

A semi cab is completely destroyed from a fire while being towed on the Maine Turnpike in Auburn overnight this morning. State Police Troopers say they were called to the scene near the New Gloucester Barrier Toll at about 3:45 am where the semi cab’s tire had caught fire from an unknown cause.

Police say the driver who was hauling the cattle trailer has been cited, and that two cows are expected to be euthanized due to the severity of their injuries.

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine (WABI) - A tractor-trailer loaded with oranges crashed on the Maine Turnpike early Wednesday morning. Maine State Police say the driver lost control of the truck at mile marker 68 in New Gloucester on the northbound side of the highway around 3:30 a.m. and hit the median guardrail.

A tractor-trailer truck being towed along the Maine Turnpike caught fire early Monday morning, backing up traffic. Police say the truck caught fire at about 3:45 a.m. near mile 75 on the northbound side of the highway in Auburn.