I-93 Closed Due to Tractor Trailer Crash

SALEM, NH - Online alerts are reporting that there is a major motor vehicle accident on I-93 south in the area of Exit 2.

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The accident occurred at just before 11 a.m. on March 7, 2016, involving a tractor trailer and another vehicle with entrapment. A second ambulance is being called to the scene. Multiple lanes are blocked and the road is shut down. Firefighters are using the Jaws of Life to get someone out of an automobile. Medflight is also being called to the scene, according to alerts.

NH DOT just posted on Twitter that the right and middle lanes are blocked but officials are asking everyone to seek alternative routes.

Salem Police are reporting that they have officers on the scene to assist New Hampshire State Police.

At just after 1 p.m., the left travel lane opened up on the highway and just before 2 p.m., the entire Interstate was reopened to traffic. 

This is the second time in three days that the Interstate has been closed. Last week it was shut down for hours after numerous vehicles crash after a fast, shifting snow storm quickly turned to ice ... turning the area into a parking lot.

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Photo courtesy of the Salem Police Department.