New Hampshire crash leads to ammunition explosion
A fiery crash on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire[1] set off hundreds of rounds of ammunition before firefighters were able to douse the blaze, state police said.
NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT ON DEADLY NEW HAMPSHIRE PLANE CRASH SHOWS IT ASCENDED BEFORE IT CRASHED[2] State Police received a report of a vehicle being driven erratically Saturday afternoon before hitting a concrete barrier, bouncing across all lanes of traffic and colliding with another vehicle. The vehicle came to a stop in woods near the highway, where a fire erupted[3], troopers said.
All three occupants escaped the vehicle. Troopers said one was taken to a hospital with significant injuries; one occupant was arrested on several warrants. There were no injuries to the occupant of the other vehicle, troopers said[4].
FATAL COLLISION INVOLVING 4 VEHICLES CLAIMS 3 LIVES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE[5]
As the vehicle burned, several hundred rounds of ammunition began detonating before firefighters arrived to contain the blaze, which shut down several lanes of travel, troopers said.
References
- ^ New Hampshire (www.foxnews.com)
- ^ NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORT ON DEADLY NEW HAMPSHIRE PLANE CRASH SHOWS IT ASCENDED BEFORE IT CRASHED (www.foxnews.com)
- ^ fire erupted (www.foxnews.com)
- ^ troopers said (www.foxnews.com)
- ^ FATAL COLLISION INVOLVING 4 VEHICLES CLAIMS 3 LIVES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE (www.foxnews.com)