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2 Teenagers Seriously Hurt After Crash With Dump Truck In Hudson, NH

HUDSON, N.H. (CBS) – Two New Hampshire teenagers were seriously injured in a crash with a dump truck Thursday morning. Impact from the collision sent both vehicles careening onto the lawn of a nearby home.

It happened just before 10 a.m. on Dracut Road in Hudson.

A 16-year-old was driving a 2006 Toyota Avalon east on Pine Road, approaching a stop sign at Dracut Road. There was a 15-year-old passenger in the front seat.

Hudson Crash
Two teenagers were injured when their car collided with a dump truck. (Image Credit: Hudson NH Police)

When the teenager tried to cross Dracut Road, the car collided with a dump truck being operated by a 57-year-old Troy, N.H. man who was driving north.

The 15-year-old Toyota passenger was taken by MedFlight to Tufts Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The 16-year-old driver was taken to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center with serious injuries.

The dump truck driver declined medical attention.

Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.

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