Four Transported Following Serious Collision in Windham

Four people were transported to the hospital Friday following a serious accident on Route 111, although nobody appeared to sustain life-threatening injuries, according to the Windham Fire Department.

According to a release from Fire Chief Tom McPherson, fire officials responded to the accident at approximately 6:38 p.m.

Upon arriving at the scene, fire personnel encountered two vehicles that had collided head on in the east bound lane of Route 111, east of Route 28.

One of the vehicles, a flat bed wrecker, had gone up onto a guardrail

The other vehicle, a mini van carrying three occupants, was also located in the east bound lane with heavy front end damage. A male driver was also pinned behind the steering wheel.

Windham Police closed down Route 111 at the Route 28 intersection as rescue personnel were able to free the injured.

The three patients in the minivan were transported by ambulance to Parkland Medical Center in Derry.

An ambulance from Salem assisted Windham in the transport of the driver of the flat bed wrecker, who was also brought to Parkland Medical Center.

Another concern for emergency crews at the scene included fluids that were leaking from the flat bed, as the engine on the vehicle had sustained heavy damage. The fluids were leaking down into a large body of water.

The Southern N.H. Hazardous Materials Mutual Aid District responded along with officials from the N.H. Department of Environmental Services.

Absorbent equipment was deployed along the waterway to capture any contaminate, and it was later found that the truck's fuel tanks remained intact and that small amounts of anti-freeze and hydraulic fluids were the only products.

The road was reopened approximately 90 minutes after all vehicles and emergency crews had left. The accident is under investigation by the Windham Police Department.