NH police: Driver dies after fiery single-vehicle crash in Hampton Falls

HAMPTON FALLS — New Hampshire State Police said one person died early Sunday morning after their vehicle caught fire following a crash on Exeter Road.

State police and the Hampton Falls Fire Department responded to the single-vehicle crash at 3:40 a.m. after receiving a report of a vehicle on fire on Exeter Road. When officers and firefighters arrived, they found a Subaru Impreza sedan fully engulfed in flames.

Once the fire was extinguished, police said, it was determined the operator was the only person in the vehicle and was deceased. After reviewing the scene, police said it did not appear anyone else was involved in the crash.

Police are withholding the driver's name while they work to confirm their identity and notify next of kin.

Speed appears to be a factor in this crash, police said, but all aspects are still under investigation.

Exeter Road in Hampton Falls between Brown Road and Parsonage Road was closed for approximately 4½ hours.State police were assisted by Hampton Falls Fire/EMS, the New Hampshire fire marshal’s office, and the state Department of Transportation.

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State police ask anyone who has information or may have witnessed the incident to contact Trooper Patrick Vetter at Patrick.R.Vetter@dos.nh.gov, or call state police dispatch at 603-223-4381.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: NH police: Driver dies after fiery single-vehicle crash in Hampton Falls