Traffic & Transit

Early Morning Crash On Depot Road Leaves Two Seriously Injured In Hollis

Hollis firefighters worked for more than an hour to extricate one of the occupants who appeared to have life-threatening injuries Wednesday.

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Early Morning Crash on Depot Road Leaves Two Seriously Injured in Hollis (Jeffrey Hastings)

HOLLIS, NH — Hollis police and fire rescue crews responded to a severe single-vehicle crash early Wednesday morning on Depot Road after a car struck a tree, leaving two adult occupants pinned inside the wreckage.

Emergency personnel arrived at the scene and found a heavily damaged Toyota with New Hampshire license plates. One occupant was trapped inside, prompting firefighters to immediately deploy hydraulic rescue tools to free them.

The driver self-extricated first and was transported to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center with serious injuries.

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Extricating the passenger, who had been pushed into the rear seat due to the impact, required an extensive rescue effort. Firefighters worked for over an hour to cut the victim free.

Due to the severity of the passenger's injuries, first responders requested a medical evacuation helicopter from U-Mass Medical Center to a nearby landing zone. A Pepperell, Massachusetts ambulance crew transported the extricated passenger to the helipad for emergency airlift.

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Hollis Police Chief Brendan LaFlamme confirmed both individuals involved were adults, though their specific ages and identities have not yet been released. LaFlamme noted that the passenger sustained what appeared to be life-threatening injuries.

Preliminary investigations suggest high speed contributed to the crash, LaFlamme said, based on physical evidence and initial measurements gathered at the site.

Depot Road remained closed for several hours Wednesday morning as accident reconstruction teams surveyed the scene, took photos, and cleared debris.

The Hollis Police Department is actively investigating the crash, and no further details are currently available.

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