Merrimack Road Closed After Tractor-Trailer, SUV Head-On Crash

Merrimack NH

29 December, 2020

7:08 PM

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MERRIMACK, NH — Merrimack fire and police responded to Continental Boulevard around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday for a head-on collision. When responders arrived, they found a man heavily entrapped in a car that had collided with a tractor-trailer. Firefighters used multiple cutting tools and jaws of life for almost 45 minutes to extricate the driver. The driver was transported to a local hospital and was seriously injured but the injuries do not appear to be life-threatening Initial information at the scene indicated that the tractor-trailer was traveling East on Continental Blvd and the passenger car was traveling West on Continental Blvd. The accident is being investigated by Merrimack Police and NH State Police Troop G who handle investigations involving commercial vehicles. The accident has closed the road between Tinker Road and Naticook Road while the investigation of the accident is completed. This post will be updated as more information is available. ©Jeffrey Hastings www.frameofmindphoto.com/news.