NH Teen Dies After Fiery Crash; Speeding Cited

RINDGE, NH — A New Hampshire teenager has died from injuries following a crash the day after Christmas in Rindge. Nina Colasanto, 19, of New Ipswich, was one of three teens in a Tesla Model X sport utility vehicle involved in a crash Dec. 26. She was transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she died Saturday, police said.

Police said Travis Olson, 17, of Rindge, was driving the vehicle on Perry Road at about 8:15 p.m. when he veered off the road and struck a tree. The vehicle split in two and erupted in flames. Olson and passenger Chelsea Holombo, 17, of New Ipswich, were seriously injured.

Good Samaritans who witnessed the crash assisted in stabilizing the teens before emergency crews arrived, police said.

"While all aspects of the crash are still under investigation, it appears that speed was a factor in this crash," State Police Trooper Bryan Plamondon said in a statement.

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