New Hampshire

Pedestrian killed in crash on NH highway

The investigation is ongoing, state police said

A New Hampshire State Police cruiser.
NH State Police

A pedestrian was killed in a crash on the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Friday morning, according to police.

New Hampshire State Police said they first started getting calls about a person on the northbound highway around 5:30 a.m. The person was hit by a pickup truck a short time later, near mile marker 5.2.

Emergency crews responded and found the pedestrian, a man, had died of his injuries. The driver of the truck stopped and remained at the scene.

The person was identified Monday as 62-year-old Nashua resident Modris Kruminsh.

The northbound side of the highway was closed for several hours for investigation. Two northbound lanes reopened shortly before 9 a.m., and all lanes had reopened around 9:15 a.m.

The investigation into the crash is ongoing. Any witnesses are asked to contact Trooper Timothy Repucci at (603) 223-4381 or Timothy.R.Repucci@dos.nh.gov.

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