Truck hits motorbikes in New Hampshire: 7 dead

Onlookers rushed to come to the rescue of the wounded.

According to the New Hampshire State Police, a Dodge 2400 pickup truck moped the bikes on US 2 at Randoph. The cause of the accident is not yet known. The vehicle was on fire when the response teams arrived at the scene.

Two wounded were transported to Androscoggin Valley Hospital. The third was flown to a hospital in Maine, a neighboring state.

The authorities have not disclosed any identity.

"It's tragic," exclaimed Captain Chris Wetter of the New Hampshire Police. It's tragic for those involved, tragic for families, but we do our job. Our thoughts are with people who have been negatively affected by this. "

The city of Randolph is located about 170 km north of the state capital, Concord, and about 110 km south of the Quebec border.

"There was debris everywhere," said Miranda Thompson. People were in the grass. There were good Samaritans who put tourniquets on the wounded, trying to make sure they did not move. It was a sad day for all. "

Charlie St. Clair, General Manager of the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association, which hosts one of the state's largest riders' rallies in June, said he could not remember an accident of such kind. magnitude.

He was not at the scene of the tragedy, but he had to answer calls for a good part of the night. According to him, the victims are veterans of the US Navy belonging to the same club of motorcyclists.

"It's amazing and it's tragic beyond description," said St. Clair. We have a group of people enjoying one of the first beautiful days of the summer to walk around. That such an accident happens, it really defies the logic. "