Woman Flown From Candia Crash To Boston, 3 Others Seriously Injured

CANDIA, NH — An early-morning crash on Route 101 left four people injured, resulting in the closing of Route 101 eastbound in Candia for several hours Tuesday.

New Hampshire State Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Route 101 east in Candia at about 3:15 a.m. A preliminary investigation indicated the driver of a Toyota Camry lost control of the vehicle and traveled into the median. The car struck a raised rock cutout, dividing the eastbound and westbound lanes, and subsequently rolled over multiple times, according to state police. After the vehicle came to rest in the middle of the eastbound lanes, it was sideswiped by another vehicle, a Dodge Durango SUV, whose driver was unable to see the disabled Camry in the roadway.

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A female passenger in the car sustained life-threatening injuries and was flown by medical helicopter to a Boston hospital. The driver, along with two other passengers, sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries and were transported by ambulance to Elliot Hospital in Manchester.

The eastbound lanes of Route 101 were closed until approximately 9 a.m. while troopers conducted an investigation. Due to its severity, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction (CAR) Unit was requested to respond. Members of state police Troop B, the Candia Police Department, Candia Fire and Rescue, and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation also assisted Troop A troopers.

The occupants' identities are being withheld at this time, pending notifications to the victim's family and further investigation.

All aspects of the crash remain under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who has further information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Tyler Dodds at Tyler.M.Dodds@dos.nh.gov or State Police Communications at 603-223-4381.