Man injured after falling from bus roof in Kittery

KITTERY, ME — A New York man suffered serious injuries after climbing onto the roof of a moving bus on the Maine Turnpike on Friday morning.

Maine State Police received a report at approximately 11:17 a.m. of a man who had fallen from the roof of a bus near mile marker 2 southbound in Kittery.

Troopers responded and found several civilians, both motorists and passengers from the bus, providing aid to the injured man.

The man was identified as Derrick McDuffy, 35, of New York.

Kittery Fire/EMS transported McDuffy to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with injuries believed to be serious but not life-threatening.

Witnesses reported that McDuffy stated he was feeling overheated and opened the bus’s emergency roof access hatch before climbing onto the roof while the bus was in motion.

Upon realizing what was happening, the driver began slowing the bus and attempting to pull over when McDuffy fell from the roof to the roadway, landing on the shoulder of the Turnpike.

The bus was operated by Concord Coach Lines.

A replacement bus arrived to pick up passengers.

Traffic in the area slowed briefly but was not significantly impacted.

Kittery Police and Kittery Fire/EMS assisted on scene.

The investigation remains ongoing.