BETHEL, Maine — Early Tuesday, while responding to a crash with a pickup truck on fire, an Oxford County Sheriff's deputy collided in his cruiser with a deer.

At about 6:48 a.m. on Tuesday, a motor vehicle crash involving injury was reported at 1005 Intervale Road in Bethel. An investigation revealed a 2000 Ford Super-Duty pickup had struck a utility pole, causing wires to detach, and the truck was in flames.

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