A tragic collision on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire claimed the life of one driver and led to a traffic standstill near the Massachusetts border on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased, behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Trax, was hit by an oncoming Hyundai Santa Fe which apparently couldn't slow down for the congested road ahead, the crash happened around 4:25 p.m., shutting down the southbound lanes for hours, causing significant delays as first responders flocked to the site and investigators worked the scene, this information was confirmed by New Hampshire State Police and reported by NBC Boston.
Authorities have not released the identity of the individual killed nor detailed the nature of the injuries, though they affirmed that life-saving measures were attempted at the scene, the victim was pronounced dead before they could be taken to a hospital, preparations are being made to understand the events that unfolded, prompting a call to the public for any information that could assist in their investigation at 603-451-9782, as per NBC Boston.
The state police had initially mentioned multiple injuries from the crash their updates on the status of these injuries appear to have not yet been shared with the public as the investigation continues anyone with information should step forward, according to authorities, in a statement reported by WMUR.
After approximately three strenuous hours of closure, during which the highway was paralyzed by the thorough investigative process, the I-93 southbound lanes were reopened to traffic, the local community feeling the ripples of this fatal encounter and the collective, quiet understanding that in an instant, movement can transition to stillness, deployments to stasis
