Driver Hospitalized Following Two-Car Impact on Route 103 in Newbury, Merrimack County

Newbury, NH - First responders from Newbury Fire Rescue and regional emergency medical personnel responded to a two-vehicle collision on Route 103 that left one vehicle heavily damaged and sent a motorist to the hospital in Merrimack County.

Emergency units were dispatched at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16, 2026, for a reported multi-vehicle crash along Route 103 in Newbury, located in the vicinity of local hotels and the nearby traffic circle in Merrimack County.

Arriving fire crews encountered two involved vehicles, including one car that sustained substantial impact damage with the operator still seated inside the passenger compartment.

Paramedics and emergency medical technicians from New London Ambulance conducted rapid patient assessments at the scene, subsequently packaging and transporting one of the drivers to a local hospital for further medical evaluation and treatment.

Newbury Fire Rescue personnel remained on scene along the heavily traveled Route 103 corridor to implement traffic control measures, mitigate road hazards, and ensure scene safety until flatbed wreckers could clear the disabled vehicles and reopen all travel lanes in Merrimack County.