Interstate 93 North was closed for two hours Tuesday in Bow after a rollover crash involving a propane tanker.The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. between the Hooksett Welcome Center and the I-89 on-ramp.>> Raw video: See video over scene of crash on I-93 in BowPolice said two tractor-trailers, one carrying propane, collided, sending the propane tanker over a guardrail. A hazmat team responded after the tanker started leaking propane.>> Traffic impacts: Interactive map | NewEngland511.orgBoth drivers were taken to as hospital with minor injuries. Police said speed was likely a factor, and it appears the other truck was following the tanker closely before the crash.Traffic backed up in the area for miles. At 1:35 p.m., I-93 was reopened, but slowdowns in the area remained.>> Subscribe to WMUR’s YouTube channel <<“You can’t really predict the time and how long something like that’s going to take to clear out,” said state police Lt. Daniel Baldassarre. “When you have several accidents resulting from it, we have different accidents in different lanes. So that was a little problematic, to clear a scene of this size when you’re dealing with chemicals involved, as well.”By 3 p.m., traffic was flowing normally. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <
Interstate 93 North was closed for two hours Tuesday in Bow after a rollover crash involving a propane tanker.
The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. between the Hooksett Welcome Center and the I-89 on-ramp.
>> Raw video: See video over scene of crash on I-93 in Bow
Police said two tractor-trailers, one carrying propane, collided, sending the propane tanker over a guardrail. A hazmat team responded after the tanker started leaking propane.
>> Traffic impacts: Interactive map | NewEngland511.org
Both drivers were taken to as hospital with minor injuries. Police said speed was likely a factor, and it appears the other truck was following the tanker closely before the crash.
Traffic backed up in the area for miles. At 1:35 p.m., I-93 was reopened, but slowdowns in the area remained.
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“You can’t really predict the time and how long something like that’s going to take to clear out,” said state police Lt. Daniel Baldassarre. “When you have several accidents resulting from it, we have different accidents in different lanes. So that was a little problematic, to clear a scene of this size when you’re dealing with chemicals involved, as well.”
By 3 p.m., traffic was flowing normally.
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The cause of the crash is under investigation.
>> See raw video from above the scene of the crash:
