Nashua Man Indicted On Manslaughter And Negligent Homicide Charges

NASHUA, NH — A Nashua man has been indicted on negligent homicide and manslaughter after a woman was killed in a car that he was driving.

Nashua Fire Rescue, AMR, and police responded to Tinker Road in October 2023 for a report of a single-vehicle accident with multiple people injured in October last year. Responders arrived at the scene and found a BMW on its roof, which was in the woodline, with heavy damage, and several trees were knocked down in the crash. There were six occupants inside the BMW SUV at the time of the crash, according to Nashua Police Public Information Officer John Cinelli.

Police identified the victim as Humera Banu, 46, who was the passenger in the vehicle and died at the scene. Four people were transported to the hospital by AMR with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. One other in the car was uninjured, according to police.

Sameer Ahmed is accused in the indictment of driving 85 miles per hour on a road posted at 30 miles per hour. The car was “over-occupied,” the victim Banu did not have a seatbelt available to her, and in rainy conditions, Ahmed crashed, killing her.

A family member said Banu was visiting family in the area and was from India. According to police and the family, all the people in the car were related and were expected to make a full recovery from injuries sustained.

One source indicated the vehicle had luggage in the back and was en route to the bus terminal, close to where the accident occurred.

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