UPDATE, 1:30 p.m.: A 65-year-old woman from Derry suffered serious injuries in a rollover accident on Interstate 93 on Monday morning.
New Hampshire State Police and the Derry Fire Department responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover on I-93 north in Derry around 10:28 a.m. Monday.
State police said the driver, Nancy McAvoy, lost control of her 2003 Honda Civic, possibly due to speed and traffic building in front of her. Her vehicle went into a skid and left the roadway, striking several trees and rolling over.
New Hampshire State Police and the Derry Fire Department responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover on I-93 north in Derry around 10:28 a.m. Monday.
State police said the driver, Nancy McAvoy, lost control of her 2003 Honda Civic, possibly due to speed and traffic building in front of her. Her vehicle went into a skid and left the roadway, striking several trees and rolling over.
McAvoy suffered serious injuries but was wearing a seatbelt and was not ejected from the vehicle. She was taken to Parkland Medical Center in Derry and later transported by medical helicopter to Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, MA. Her vehicle was destroyed.
Traffic was restricted to one lane of travel for approximately two hours while the vehicle was removed.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Trooper James Powers of NH State Police Troop B at 603-223-4381
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An earlier story follows:
Emergency crews are at the scene of a rollover accident on Interstate 93 in Derry.
The crash was reported around 10:30 a.m. on I-93 north near mile marker 9.6, according to emergency radio broadcasts. At least one person is reportedly trapped and a medical helicopter has been called to the scene.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is warning motorists to expect delays, as the left lane is closed between exits 3 and 4.
Lt. Nicole Armaganian, a state police spokeswoman, said all she knows at this point is that a single vehicle rolled over in the median, and the operator has been transported to Parkland Medical Center in Derry. The high speed (left) lane is shut down while the vehicle is removed.
Emergency crews are at the scene of a rollover accident on Interstate 93 in Derry.
The crash was reported around 10:30 a.m. on I-93 north near mile marker 9.6, according to emergency radio broadcasts. At least one person is reportedly trapped and a medical helicopter has been called to the scene.
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is warning motorists to expect delays, as the left lane is closed between exits 3 and 4.
Lt. Nicole Armaganian, a state police spokeswoman, said all she knows at this point is that a single vehicle rolled over in the median, and the operator has been transported to Parkland Medical Center in Derry. The high speed (left) lane is shut down while the vehicle is removed.
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