CARMEL — Maine State Police believe that about 30 vehicles were involved in a Tuesday morning, Jan. 7, chain reaction crash on Interstate 95 in Carmel. The crash closed the northbound lanes near Mile Marker 174, At 11:15 a.m., both the northbound and southbound lanes were reopened to regular traffic flow.

Initial reports say blinding sun may have caused the first crash about 7:45 a.m., and then several other vehicles collided in a chain reaction, according to State Police, in a news release. A team of troopers and a fleet of wreckers, responded to the scene to clear the road of the wrecked vehicles on the northbound side.

According to the State Police, there have been some injuries, including one serious, which required a Lifeflight helicopter to land in the road, north of the crash site, to transport that person to a  Bangor hospital.

Several hundred motorists have been stranded behind the crash site, forcing troopers and the Maine Department of Transportation to make plans to utilize a crossover to get those vehicles turned around.

Traffic on the interstate was diverted at exit 157 in Newport.