Traffic & Transit

Fatal Head-On Crash Reported On Suncook Valley Highway In Epsom

Epsom police and firefighters were sent to Route 28 for a 2-vehicle crash on Monday where one driver died and another was severely injured.

EPSOM, NH — Firefighters and police were sent to Route 28 after a two-vehicle crash on Monday.

Around 10:15 p.m., capital region fire dispatch received a call about a two-vehicle crash, with entrapment, in the area of L And S Lane in Epsom. Dispatch told EMTs Epsom police had one person on the ground who was conscious and one in a vehicle who was unconscious.

Upon arrival, Epsom fire command requested a second ambulance and more firefighters after seeing the head-on crash.

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“We do have confirmed entrapment,” the fire commander said.

A few minutes later, fire command confirmed one driver had died. They also requested a trauma alert at Concord Hospital for the second driver.

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The commander said the trauma alert was being requested for a 34-year-old man with a head injury and lower body trauma. The man was able to get out of his vehicle but was severely injured.

Around 10:45 p.m., EMTs took the second driver to the hospital.

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