Driver Seriously Injured in Portsmouth, N.H., Crash

One person was seriously injured

Police responded to a serious crash in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Friday morning.

The accident between a tractor trailer hauling lumber and a car occurred around 9:30 a.m. on Ocean Road by Buckminster Way. Images from the scene showed a car wedged under the tractor trailer.

Portsmouth Police said the driver of the car, Lawrence Soucie, 84, of Newmarket, was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.

The road was clsoed for just under three hours, with traffic diverted through Buckminster Way.

The New Hampshire State Police accident reconstruction team also responded to the scene.

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