Crime & Safety

Route 101 Closed After Truck Crash in Hampton

Breaking: Parts of the road are closed after a lumber tractor-trailer truck overturns at I-95 on-ramp today.

HAMPTON, NH — Parts of Route 101 at the interchange with I-95 in Hampton are closed at this hour due to an overturned tractor-trailer truck, according to alerts online. The crash occurred at just before noon on Jan. 12, 2017, according to Rockingham Alert on Facebook.

At post time, both sections of the highway were reportedly shut down.

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— Hampton Firefighters (@HamptonNHFire) January" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/HamptonNHF... 12, 2017 However Jason Schreiber of the New Hampshire Union Leader reported on Twitter earlier that New Hampshire State Police were reporting that the east onramp would be closed for up to four hours during the cleanup.

It is unknown at post time the state of the driver or the cause of the crash. Seek alternate routes.

New Hampshire Patch.com will update when more information becomes available.

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