I-93 Shut Down Due to Crashes

WINDHAM, NH — Alerts online are reporting a multi-vehicle accident that has shut down I-93 South in Windham on Jan. 7, 2016. The alerts started being sent out at just before 2:30 p.m. The road re-opened to traffic at just before 4 p.m.

Rockingham Alert and Jeffrey Hastings of Frame of Mind Photography reported that there were unknown injuries at post time. The crash scene is in the area of the Windham scales.

Breaking: I-93 Southbound in Windham CLOSED after multi-car accident. Photo via: https://t.co/nNiuGG3UhT #nh1news #nhwx pic.twitter.com/VkzPLcoyR7
— Ryan Breton (@RyanBretonWX) January" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/RyanBreton... 7, 2017

At least 10 tow trucks have been requested to the scene by New Hampshire State Police. NH Fire Alarm is reporting that numerous ambulances are also being sent to the crash scene.

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"The highway is extremely slippery between Exits 4 and 3,” according to Rockingham Alert.

The Rockingham County Sheriff's Department is reporting crashes in Hampton Falls, Sandown, and Stratham.

Pelham Police are being more direct on Twitter: "Heavy snow outside. Please drive safely and only go out if you need to."

NH DOT reported on Twitter that the roads were being treated by teams and speed limits had dropped down to 45 mph.

NH Patch will update this post as more information becomes available.