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Motorcyclist Dead in I-95 Crash in Kennebec County

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One person is dead from a crash involving a malfunctioning motorcycle on I-95 in Kennebec County Saturday evening.

Maine State Police say two motorcycles traveling together had just passed a car in Sidney when the brakes of one seized from a mechanical defect, ejecting 61-year-old Adam Robinson of Sangerville.

Officers say Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene. At the same time, the driver of the other motorcycle, 28-year-old Jayson Lancaster of Carmel, who could not avoid the crash, was also ejected and received minor injuries.

Lancaster was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Anyone with information related to the crash is asked to contact Trooper Keenan Blier at 207-973-3700, extension 9.

The crash took place northbound on I-95 at mile marker 120 in Sidney at 5:36 pm Saturday.

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