Traffic & Transit
Merrimack Man Killed In Motorcycle Accident On Everett Turnpike In Bedford
Craig Faulkner was killed on Wednesday when his motorcycle left the roadway on Exit 13 south. He was transported to CMC where he died.
BEDFORD, NH — A Merrimack man was killed in a motorcycle accident on the southbound exit of the Everett Turnpike on Wednesday.
Bedford Fire, EMS, and New Hampshire State Police responded to the report of a motorcycle crash on the F.E. Everett Turnpike South, Exit 13 offramp in the town of Bedford.
Upon arrival, troopers located a 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle off the right side of the roadway with a driver, a man, who had been ejected from the motorcycle during the crash.
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Craig Faulkner, 57, of Merrimack sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to those injuries.
The preliminary investigation by state police suggests Faulkner was navigating the curves of the offramp when his motorcycle exited the right side of the roadway and, for an unknown reason, rolled and eject him from the bike, according to state police.
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All aspects of this crash remain under investigation, and anyone with additional information is asked to contact Trooper Ryan Harkonen at 603223-8308 or Ryan.R.Harkonen@dos.nh.gov.
One lane of the Exit 13 southbound offramp was shut down for approximately two hours during this incident. The state police and Bedford Fire Department were assisted on the scene by members of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
