Crime & Safety
Nashua Teen Driver Seriously Hurt When Her Truck Crashes, Bursts Into Flames
The 17-year-old was flown in a medical helicopter to a Boston-area hospital.
A Nashua teenager was seriously injured in a crash in Massachusetts Friday.
Police said the 17-year-old was driving a 1999 Ford F-150 in Dunstable on Hollis Street when she crashed into a tree. The truck burst into flames. Officers put out the flames with handheld extinguishers then pulled the girl from the wreckage.
She was loaded into a medical helicopter and flown to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Her condition was not immediately available.
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A passenger, identified as a New Hampshire girl, was uninjured in the crash.
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“Our officers were able to respond quickly to the scene and put out the flames, preventing further injuries to the driver,” Dunstable police Chief James Downes said in a statement. “I am proud of the hard work and dedication of our officers and grateful to our neighboring departments for their assistance on Friday.”
Police said they are investigating if speed played a factor in the crash. They said they ruled out alcohol.
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