Man Seriously Injured After Bucket Truck Was Struck By Tractor-Trailer

GOFFSTOWN, NH — Goffstown firefighters and police responded to 741 Mast Road on Thursday morning after receiving a report of a utility truck struck by a tractor-trailer.

Police arrived to find a man who had been working in the bucket of a utility truck that was thrown to the ground from the impact and was on the ground near a severed pole. Precautions were taken due to live power lines above, and medical treatment began.

The man, who sources indicate was in his 60s, had initially lost consciousness for a short time and then regained consciousness as responders worked on him. A trauma alert was activated at the Elliot Hospital, where they transported the man with serious injuries, including a head injury.

The tractor-trailer traveling North on Mast Road struck the boom and bucket on the truck, spinning it into a building and breaking the bucket on the truck. The driver did not require transport and was assessed at the scene by fire and EMS.

At the time of the accident there was significant solar glare from the sun and the reflection from the wet pavement, it is unknown if this was a contributing factor. The cab and trailer of the tractor-trailer indicated it was connected to the Hood milk products.

According to Lt Thomas Hammond, Mast Road will remain closed for several hours while repairs to the broken pole are made and the accident is investigated. New Hampshire State Police Troop G, which investigates commercial vehicle accidents, has been requested to assist.

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