New fatal accident with two dead in Ipswich, NH – NECN

Two people are dead and a third was seriously injured when two cars were involved in a crash in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, shortly after midnight.

According to the New Hampshire State Police, officers responded to the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Turnpike and Temple Road around 12:05 a.m. Saturday and found a Honda Del Sol with two occupants and a Dodge Ram with only the driver inside.

According to a preliminary investigation, the Honda was traveling north on Turnpike Road when it collided with the Dodge Ram, which was traveling south and turning left.

The Honda driver, identified as 21-year-old Devin Lundgren of New Ipswich, and his passenger, identified as 18-year-old James Barna of Sharon, were both pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The driver of the Dodge Ram, identified as 36-year-old Samuel Wheeler of Greenville, suffered serious injuries and was flown by medical helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The cause of the accident is still being investigated, but police say speed appears to have played a role.

Anyone who witnessed the accident or has additional information that may assist in the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Isaiah Acquaye at [email protected] or 603-223-4381.

According to state police, these are just two of four people killed in crashes in New Hampshire communities in the past 24 hours. One person was killed in a crash in Francestown and a 17-year-old boy died when his car crashed into a tree in Dublin.

Police urge everyone to obey speed limits and never drive while distracted or impaired.