Traffic & Transit
UTV Rollover Accident In Newington Kills 28 Year-Old Newington Man
A utility terrain vehicle operated by Joshua Wyman rolled over, killing him and injuring a passenger on Fox Point Road Saturday.
NEWINGTON, NH — Fire, EMS, and police from Greenland and Newington responded to a report of a UTV accident on Fox Point Road in the town of Newington Saturday.
New Hampshire Fish and Game was notified by New Hampshire State Police and requested to respond to the scene of a fatal Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) accident at about 9 p.m.
Conservation officers found that Joshua Wyman, 28, of Newington, was operating a UTV in a field when it went off the left side of the trail he was on and rolled. There was a passenger also in the UTV. The UTV rolled onto him before coming to a final rest.
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People at the scene rushed to help Wyman, moved the UTV off him, and immediately rendered aid, but, unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries. According to conservation officers, the passenger was taken to Portsmouth Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Wyman was not wearing a helmet or a seatbelt at the time of the crash. The investigation into the exact cause of the crash is still ongoing, but speed is believed to be a contributing factor, according to Fish and Game Sgt. Kevin Bronson.
