Three Vehicle Crash Closes Route 101

BEDFORD, NH - Three vehicles crash on Route 101 in Bedford near the intersection of Covenant Way on June 10, 2016. 

The crash occurred at before 11:30 a.m. and the road was closed for more than an hour. 

According to Jeffrey Hastings of Frame of Mind Photography, mutual aid ambulances were called from Merrimack Fire Rescue and Amherst Fire Rescue. Three women were transported from the scene with non-life threatening injuries.

According to police and witnesses, a 1998 Toyota Camry, driven by a 41-year-old Manchester woman, was driving at a high rate of speed and was passing other cars by driving into the oncoming, westbound traffic lane. As she tried to pass additional cars, she veered into the path of a 2000 Honda CR-V, driven by a 68-year-old Milford woman, striking the vehicle. The impact sent the Honda off the road and into some trees, according to police. The Toyota then struck a 2015 Nissan Rogue, driven by a 78-year-old Bedford woman, head-on, with the two cars coming to a rest in the middle of the roadway.

The three vehicles sustained heavy damage and had to be towed from the scene. 

The crash is under investigation by Bedford Police Officer Chris Storti.  

The road reopened to traffic at just before 12:30 p.m., according to a post on Twitter. 

Hastings posted more photos on his Facebook site. 

Credit: Jeffrey Hastings/Frame of Mind Photography FrameofMindPhoto.com.