Lanes Closed on F.E. Everett Turnpike After Tanker Truck Crash

Update #1 - 11:30 a.m., July 1, 2024

The tanker truck has been removed and all lanes have reopened.

Initial News Release

NASHUA, N.H. – The New Hampshire State Police is actively investigating an early-morning crash involving a tanker truck.

At 12:46 a.m. today, July 1, State Troopers from the Troop B barracks responded to a crash with reported injuries involving a tractor-trailer on the F.E. Everett Turnpike, just north of the Exit 8 onramp. Troopers arrived and found a white 2021 Kenworth hauling a tanker carrying motor oil and hydraulic fluid.

The driver, who is not being identified at this time, was entrapped within the cab and suffered serious injuries. The driver was freed by first responders and taken by medical helicopter to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.

The preliminary on-scene investigation indicates the truck was traveling in the left lane when it lost control and ran off the road to the right. The tanker being hauled then overturned and rolled into the wood line. The contents of the tanker have remained contained. The right two northbound lanes of the F.E. Everett Turnpike will remain closed into the early afternoon while the crash scene is investigated and the tanker truck is removed.

All aspects of the crash remain under investigation. Anyone with information that may assist in the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Brian Knell at Brian.D.Knell@dos.nh.gov.