2 Die In Pickup Truck Crash On Route 3A In Hooksett

Concord NH

10 February, 2022

8:35 AM

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HOOKSETT, NH — Hooksett police are investigating a double-fatal crash on West River Road on Wednesday. Around 7:30 p.m., police and firefighters were sent to Route 3A for a single-vehicle crash. They found a pickup truck had struck a utility pole. The driver, according to Sgt. Joseph Ducharme of the Hooksett Police Department, was pronounced dead after Hooksett fire and rescue teams arrived. A passenger was taken to the hospital and died later. West River Road was closed for a number of hours while the accident was investigated by the department's crash reconstruction unit. The initial cause of the accident, according to police and WMUR-TV, was the pickup hit black ice, spun around in a 360, and crashed into the utility pole. Along with firefighters and EMTs, Bow police assisted at the accident scene. Route 3A was reopened to traffic, according to police, around 12:30 a.m. The names of the victims were not released by police. WMUR-TV posted a video from the crash scene on Wednesday night. Police are asking anyone who saw the crash or has information to contact Officer Josh Preve at 603-624-1560, Ext. 403. Got a news tip? Send it to [email protected]. View videos on Tony Schinella's YouTube.com channel or Rumble.com channel.