A 19-year-old Madawaska man died early Friday morning after tripping on a power line that came down when his truck hit a utility pole in Frenchville.
Landen Ouellette, 20, and his passenger 19-year-old Curtis Levesque of Madawaska were driving on Airport Avenue in a Ford F-150 at about 12:11 a.m. when Ouellette lost control of the truck and hit a utility pole that took down the power lines, according to Maine State Police.
After the crash, police said Levesque got out of the truck, and while walking tripped on a downed power line and was electrocuted. First responders attempted to revive him, but he died from his injuries.
Ouellette, who received an electrical shock while trying to help Levesque, suffered minor injuries and was treated at Northern Maine Medical Center.
Police said speed and icy road conditions may have played a role in the crash.
This story was updated to correct the names of the man who died and the man who survived.
