Crime & Safety

Tractor-Trailer Crash Closes Parts Of I-93

Update: One lane has been reopened to traffic just north of Concord after a multi-vehicle crash and truck fire.

Part of I-93 north of Concord is closed due to a fiery crash, according to NHSP.
Part of I-93 north of Concord is closed due to a fiery crash, according to NHSP. (New Hampshire State Police )

NEW HAMPTON, NH — New Hampshire State Police and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation are warning commuters and travelers heading out for the long holiday weekend that there is a tractor-trailer crash on I-93 North. I-93 in Sanbornton was closed at around 11:30 a.m. on July 3, 2019, due to the crash with involved other vehicles and the truck catching on fire.

NHSP warned on Twitter: Expect delays and avoid the area. Traffic is being diverted off Exit 22 and around the crash scene while the accident is cleared, the department noted around 11:45 a.m.

WMUR-TV is reporting that the crash has closed both sides of the highway at New Hampton.

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At around 1:45 p.m., NHSP announced that the left lane on the north side of the highway had been reopened to traffic.

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