Time: Around 6:00 A.M.
Location: Whitefield, New Hampshire
Vehicle(s) Involved: Peterbilt tractor truck
By UnionLeader.com
"WHITEFIELD - A truck driver hauling a load of steel died this morning after crashing at a gas station near the junction of Routes 116 and 3.
State police are not releasing the name of the driver, pending positive identification, according to a press release.
The crash happened just before 6 a.m. near the junction of Route 3.
The 2006 Peterbilt tractor truck was pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with steel north on Route 116 when just before 6 a.m., the driver lost control heading down hill near the junction of Route 3.
The operator was unable to stop and went through the intersection, hitting a steel support beam for the gas pump island at Lufkin’s Service Center, shearing off one set of gas pumps.
The truck continued north through the gas station parking lot, over a steep embankment and came to rest next to the Johns River.
State police said the load of steel shifted forward into the cab of the truck, crushing it and trapping the driver who was pronounced dead at the scene.
Mixed precipitation had been falling throughout the night and state DOT crews were treating the roads at the time of the crash.
A crane was brought in to off-load the steel and help with the recovery of the tractor-trailer.
State police expect the recovery effort to continue throughout the day, causing sporadic traffic stoppages as a result.
Troopers Jesse Sherrill and Steven Riendeau of Troop F are heading the investigation into the crash."
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