A woman suffered a life-threatening injury in a seven-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Interstate 93 in Manchester, and a firefighter who responded to the scene was injured when another crashed through.Manchester fire officials said they were called to the original crash at 5:44 a.m. on I-93 North near the Interstate 293 split. Seven vehicles were involved in the crash on the icy road.Firefighters pulled a woman from a vehicle involved in the multi-vehicle crash and took her to Elliot Hospital with a life-threatening head injury.Fire officials said a pickup truck driving too quickly through the emergency scene lost control, hit a guardrail and struck one of the fire engines and two of the vehicles involved in the original crash. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<A crewmember of the engine was able to alert the officer on the engine, who narrowly avoided being struck. But that crewmember was struck by one of the vehicles and tumbled onto the road.He was taken to Elliot Hospital with hip and knee injuries and was treated and released, officials said.All northbound lanes of I-93 were closed during the emergency response.The crash came as Granite State commuters struggled with icy conditions on the roads.
A woman suffered a life-threatening injury in a seven-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Interstate 93 in Manchester, and a firefighter who responded to the scene was injured when another crashed through.
Manchester fire officials said they were called to the original crash at 5:44 a.m. on I-93 North near the Interstate 293 split. Seven vehicles were involved in the crash on the icy road.
Firefighters pulled a woman from a vehicle involved in the multi-vehicle crash and took her to Elliot Hospital with a life-threatening head injury.
Fire officials said a pickup truck driving too quickly through the emergency scene lost control, hit a guardrail and struck one of the fire engines and two of the vehicles involved in the original crash.
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A crewmember of the engine was able to alert the officer on the engine, who narrowly avoided being struck. But that crewmember was struck by one of the vehicles and tumbled onto the road.
He was taken to Elliot Hospital with hip and knee injuries and was treated and released, officials said.
All northbound lanes of I-93 were closed during the emergency response.
The crash came as Granite State commuters struggled with icy conditions on the roads.