Driver killed in fiery crash in N.H.
By Matthew MacCormack Globe Correspondent
August 20, 2015
One motorist was killed Thursday afternoon after a red BMW collided with a toll booth and caught fire on the Everett Turnpike in Merrimack, N.H., officials said.
The driver of the car, whose name was not released, died on the scene after the BMW crashed into a side toll near exit 11 southbound at around 1:15 p.m, New Hampshire State Police said in a statement Thursday. No attendants working inside the toll plaza were injured.
Police did not say whether drugs or alcohol were factors in the crash, but said the BMW had been driving erratically and speeding prior to the accident. The car caused a minor accident with a pick-up truck and nearly struck a State Police cruiser at the construction site just north of exit 11 prior to crashing, police said.
No further information on the victim or the crash was immediately available.