By Associated Press - Tuesday, September 19, 2017

ETNA, Maine (AP) - A Maine man is dead after his vehicle rear-ended a flatbed truck carrying pieces of granite on an interstate in Etna.

Maine State Police say 56-year-old Joseph Lawler, of Jay, crashed into the flatbed around 2 p.m. Monday. WABI-TV reports (https://bit.ly/2ylaMqR ) several motorists, including three nurses, stopped at the scene of the crash and attempted to perform first aid on Lawler.

Lawler later died in an ambulance at the scene.

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The driver of the flatbed wasn’t hurt.

Investigators are asking anyone with information to contact them.

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Information from: WABI-TV, https://www.wabi.tv

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