Traffic & Transit
Driver Uninjured After Crash On Interstate 93 In Bow
The driver of a Chrysler 300 on the northbound side of the highway struck a guardrail and Jersey barrier during the rainstorm on Sunday.
BOW, NH — The left lane of Interstate 93 north in Bow was closed for about an hour on Sunday after a car crashed into a guardrail during a rainstorm.
New Hampshire State Police were sent to a report of a multi-vehicle crash on the highway around 7 p.m. When they arrived, they found multiple vehicles stopped in both the high-speed and breakdown lanes.
“At the time of the crash,” Amber Lagace, a public information officer, said, “a rainstorm was moving through the area causing a significant downpour of rain, making visibility poor and the roadway conditions hazardous.”
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State police took several statements from drivers and found only one car, a 2006 Chrysler 300, had crashed. The car was heavily damaged after striking a guardrail, crossing over lanes of traffic, and then crashing into a concrete Jersey barrier. The car was blocking the high-speed lane.
The driver was not injured.
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The high-speed lane was closed for about an hour during the investigation and highway cleanup.
This accident and its causing factors are still under investigation, Lagace said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident was asked to contact Trooper Thomas Sandberg at 603-227-2116 or Thomas.A.Sandberg@dos.nh.gov.
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