Serious Crash Closes F.E. Everett Turnpike, Woman Flown By Boston MedFlight

NASHUA, NH — The F.E. Everett Turnpike was shut down Tuesday morning due to an accident with serious injuries, which required Boston MedFlight to land on the highway.

The accident occurred in the northbound lane between Exit 7 on-ramp and Exit 8 off-ramp just before 11:30 a.m. Nashua Fire Rescue, AMR, and New Hampshire State Police responded and located a passenger car under the back of a box truck. Two occupants of the car were heavily entrapped.

Firefighters requested additional apparatus and ambulances to the scene and began extrication. The roof of the car was removed, and firefighters then used hydraulic tools to remove doors and raise the dashboard to extricate the victims.

Due to the severity of injuries to the woman driving, Boston MedFlight was requested to the scene while firefighters treated the victims and continued extrication.

State police closed the turnpike in both directions while the helicopter landed and loaded the patient. Boston MedFlight landed at about noon and lifted off with the patient at 12:15 p.m., and flew a woman to a Massachusetts hospital with serious injuries. The southbound side of the turnpike reopened at about 12:30 p.m.

The passenger of the car was transported by AMR to a Nashua hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. The truck driver was not physically injured.

After more than an hour, state police opened two lanes on the northbound side; the other lanes remained closed as state police investigated the accident.

New Hampshire DOT assisted with directing traffic around the scene while first responders worked.

At this time, the names of the people involved have not been released.

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