ROCKLAND — A section of Park Street in Rockland is closed to traffic this evening following a motor vehicle crash involving a car and a motorcycle. Broadway to Union Street reopened to vehicular traffic at approximately 7:35 p.m.

The motorcyle operator was transported to MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital immediately following the crash, which occured at approximately 5:30 p.m., Aug. 1. This day happens to be day 4 of the annual Maine Lobster Festival.

Knox County law enforcement agencies have responded to multiple motor vehicle crashes so far today, including four smaller crashes in Rockland in an approximate 45 minute time frame just prior to the closing of Downtown Main Street, ahead of the 10 a.m. parade. Rockland Fire, EMS, and Police were called to the intersection of Union and Summer streets at approximately 8:25 a.m. South Thomaston EMS provided mutual aid for one incident that occured at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Main and Park streets. Minutes later (approximately 9:05 a.m.), another crash occurred at Broadway and Talbot; and at 9:15 a.m., Thomaston FD, which had been staged at a road closure location for Main Street, provided first-response to one of the crashes. Another, 11:15 a.m. crash took place on Lake Avenue.

Among the Rockland calls were a couple of medical calls, at least one to the Festival grounds.

Elsewhere in the county, Union Fire and EMS responded to a two-vehicle crash near Union Hardware at approximately 4:40 p.m., and Warren Fire and EMS responded to a hit and run, at approximately 5:45 p.m.