A tragic incident occurred on the Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua, New Hampshire, as a pickup truck collided with a motorcycle, resulting in the unfortunate deaths of two individuals.
Please avoid traveling on the Daniel Webster Hwy in the area of #139 as emergency services are responding to a serious motor vehicle accident.
— Nashua Police (@NashuaPolice) September 17, 2023
According to NBC Boston Nashua Police and Fire Departments jointly responded to the accident, where they found the motorcycle's wrecked remains, and the pickup truck ablaze. A witness at the scene described the chilling silence that enveloped the area just before the explosion, as reported by WMUR: "It sounded almost silent. There was some skidding from the collision from the bike hitting the pavement and then it just kind of went silent and then bam — explosion."
As emergency and investigative personnel combed the area, they quickly to identified that two lives had been tragically lost. The truck driver, whose identity has yet to be disclosed, was arrested, although the police have not formally announced the charges they will be facing as reported by Boston 25 News.
