Concord Man Dies In Bow Motorcycle Crash: Follow-Up

BOW, NH — A man from Concord has been identified as the rider of a motorcycle involved in an explosive crash with a box truck on Route 3A on Tuesday morning.

Around 6:30 a.m., Bow police were sent to the highway in the area of Robinson Road for a report of a crash. The initial call came in as a car fire with a man on the ground. Later, police and firefighters realized it was a crash between a motorcycle and a truck.

Bow Police Chief Ken Miller said the motorcycle was driving south on Route 3A when it struck the passenger side of the truck that was turning left onto Robinson Road. The motorcycle then burst into flames.

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“The box truck caught fire from the impact which was later extinguished by the Bow Fire Department,” he said.

The rider was identified as Carson Hardy, 22, of Concord. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck, Bryan Floyd, 65, of Bow, is cooperating with the investigation, Miller said. He sustained no injuries and did not need medical treatment.

Along with Bow and Hooksett firefighters, Hooksett and Dunbarton police, New Hampshire State Police, and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation assisted at the scene.

At this time, Miller said, all aspects of the collision are still under investigation. The state medical examiner is determining the exact cause of death, and results are pending, he said.

Anyone who witnessed this crash or might have information about it was asked to contact Officer Harry Handy of the Bow Police Department at hhandy@bownhpd.gov.

Editor's note: The original press release by Bow police stated Hooksett firefighters extinguished the fire. It was actually Bow firefighters who put out the truck fire.

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