FARMINGTON, ME : Farmington crash sends 6 to hospital on Sunday, January 1st 2017

A Temple woman and a family of five from Massachusetts were injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday morning on Route 4, according to police.The crash occurred around 11 a.m.

Nadene Pillsbury, 56, of Temple was driving a 1997 Jeep north on Route 4 at about 11:06 a.m., according to Farmington police officer Ryan Rosie. She was about a mile north of the Town Farm Road when she reached down to pick up something in her vehicle.

She did not see a vehicle stopped to make a left turn from Route 4, swerved around it and lost control of her vehicle, which crossed into the opposite lane and struck head-on a 2013 Nissan driven by John Grace, 44, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, according to police.

Grace had been driving south on Route 4 with his wife, Lisa, 45, and daughters, Madison, 14, and Emily, 11, and son, Dillan, 8.

Pillsbury is suspected of having injuries including broken bones and facial lacerations, according to police.

The Grace family was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital by NorthStar ambulance with suspected fractures and seat belt abrasions, Police Chief Jack Peck said.

Farmington police were helped at the scene by Franklin County Sheriff's deputies and members of Farmington Fire and Rescue.

On Tuesday, a hospital spokesman said Pillsbury and the three Grace children were taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland. John and Lisa Grace were treated Sunday at FMH and released.

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Farmington crash sends 6 to hospital