The troopers, including a trainee, were conducting interviews in the breakdown lane of Route 202 and Star Lane around 10 p.m., according to York County Sheriff William King.
A 59-year-old man was driving a 2005 Mercury Mountaineer west on Route 236 near Stevenson Road and drifted into the eastbound path of a Chevy pickup truck.
Fueled by gusty winds, the fire at the Days Inn of Kittery was reported around 12:30 p.m. and quickly spread, sending plumes of thick black smoke into the air that could be seen for miles around.
A last minute decision to exit the highway led to a truck going into the median and being struck by a second tractor trailer sparking both to catch fire.
Southbound train #680 struck an "individual on the tracks" west of Main Street in Biddeford around 6:05 a.m., according to Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams.