Witnesses pull driver from fiery wreckage after crash in New Hampshire, troopers say
Witnesses rescued a driver from a burning car after a crash in New Hampshire, officials said.
First responders were called to a single-vehicle crash on a turnpike in Merrimack just after 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, and found a 2013 Nissan GTR sports car that was “heavily damaged and fully engulfed with fire,” New Hampshire State Police said in a news release.
Several “innocent bystanders” had pulled the driver, a 39-year-old from Nashua, from the burning car before first responders arrived, according to state troopers. No one else was in the car.
The driver was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries before being flown to Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, troopers said.
Troopers did not say what led up to the crash.
“Speed appears to be a factor in the crash; however, all aspects remain under investigation,” troopers said.
Anyone who “may have witnessed the incident, passed through the scene with a dash camera, or witnessed any driving behaviors prior to the crash” are asked to email Jonathan.M.Janosz@DOS.NH.GOV or to call 603-227-0039, troopers said.
Merrimack is about 30 miles south of Concord.
