Motorcyclist Dies After Crash On Route 3A

MANCHESTER, NH — Police in the Queen City are asking for witnesses to come forward after a fatal motorcycle crash on Route 3A Sunday.

Officers, firefighters, and EMTs were sent to Hackett Hill Road and Front Street/Route 3A not far from the Hooksett-Manchester line for a report of a crash around 12:15 p.m.

When they arrived, they found a motorcycle, being driven by a 35-year-old Manchester man, had collided with a 2009 Subaru being driven by a 69-year-old woman from Manchester, according to Lt. Christopher Goodnow of the Manchester Police.

"The single occupant in the motor vehicle was uninjured however the motorcycle operator suffered severe injuries and was pronounced deceased on the scene," Goodnow said. "The identities of all persons involved are being withheld pending the investigation and next of kin notification."

A reader told Patch that not long after the accident, a number of Good Samaritans stopped to assist the motorcyclist, who appeared to have a head injury, before first responders arrived.

The crash remains under investigation by the Manchester Police Traffic Unit Collision Reconstruction and Analysis Team. Anyone with information regarding this crash is asked to contact the Manchester Police Department at 603-668-8711.

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