Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer and a police patrol vehicle collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- State Trooper/driver of police patrol vehicle
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- State Trooper/driver of police patrol vehicle, injured
Details:
On or about Thursday, October 28th, 2021, around 12:30 in the morning, an accident between a tractor-trailer and a police patrol vehicle sent a New Hampshire State Trooper to the hospital. Representatives from the NHSP said the accident was reported along the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Authorities said an as-of-yet unidentified New Hampshire State Trooper was injured when a tractor-trailer and his patrol vehicle collided under unspecified circumstances while driving north on I-95. Paramedics transported the trooper to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with unknown injuries stemming from the collision.
According to Google Maps, Interstate 95 cuts north and south through Portsmouth.
Officials closed several lanes of northbound I-95 in order to tend to the scene.