Traffic & Transit
Chichester, Other Firefighters And EMTs Sent To 2 Crashes: Watch
Crashes were reported on Route 28, Carpenter Road, and Swiggey Brook Road on Tuesday; multiple injuries were reported.
CHICHESTER, NH — Chichester, Epsom, and Pittsfield fire and rescue teams, as well as Chichester police, were sent to Route 28 for a crash on Tuesday.
Around 3 p.m., Capital Region Fire Dispatch began receiving reports about a crash near Swiggey Brook Road. Chichester firefighters were requested to the scene. The Chichester fire commander told dispatch they believed Pittsfield firefighters were covering that district and dispatch requested them, too.
When firefighters arrived, they reported there were two separate crashes. One vehicle was far off the road.
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“It looks like everyone is out,” they said.
The second crash, the commander said, was near Carpenter Road.
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Around 3:15 p.m., the fire commander said one person was being taken to Concord Hospital while requesting a second ambulance due to other injuries. The commander said they did not know whether there were injuries at the second crash. They said Pittsfield police were heading to the area to check.
A Loudon ambulance and a Pittsfield engine were requested to the second crash a few minutes later. An Epsom ambulance was also requested.
At 3:30 p.m., the fire commander sent to the second crash said there was no transport needed and the other EMTs headed to the first crash to assist. The Loudon ambulance was also placed back in service.
The fire commander reported two more transports, both Status 3 patients, from the first crash and they were taken to Concord Hospital. The commander requested a trauma alert for a man in his 30s who was seriously injured.
A tow truck was also requested.
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