US EditionDriver Pulled From Fiery New Hampshire Toll Booth Crash by Gov. Kelly Ayotte's Security Detail
The crash at the Bedford Toll Plaza forced closure of northbound lanes with the driver seriously injured and rescued by Gov. Ayotte's security team and witnesses.
- On Tuesday, New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte and her security detail pulled an injured driver from a burning vehicle after it struck the Bedford Toll Plaza just before noon.
- This incident marks the second wreck at the Bedford Toll Plaza in three days, following a separate rollover crash on Sunday involving a driver charged with driving under the influence.
- Emergency responders transported the seriously injured driver to Elliot Hospital while troopers routed traffic off at Exit 13 to allow crews to extinguish the burning vehicle.
- Spokesperson Mark Hall confirmed, "The Governor and other witnesses at the scene also provided assistance," and Ayotte later thanked the trooper and bystanders for their "brave lifesaving efforts."
- The Bedford Toll Plaza is undergoing a $16 million replacement with an all-electric system as part of a safety modernization project not expected to finish until 2027.
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N.H. Governor and Her Security Detail Help Rescue Man from Fiery Car Crash at Toll Plaza
N.H. Gov. Kelly Ayotte thanked her security detail and bystanders for assisting the driver involved in the incident, who has since been hospitalizedKelly Ayotte; Driver Seriously Hurt After Crashing Into Tolls On The F.E. Everett TurnpikeCredit: AP Photo/Charles Krupa; New Hampshire Division of State PoliceNEED TO KNOWN.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte and her security detail came upon a fiery crash and helped save the driver's lifeThe driver was hospit…
Massachusetts man in burning car rescued by trooper on N.H. Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s security detail
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New Hampshire governor and her security detail help after fiery crash at toll plaza: Police
A burning car is seen following a crash at the Bedford Toll Plaza in Bedford, New Hampshire, March 31, 2026. (New Hampshire State Police) (NEW HAMPSHIRE) — New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte and her security detail were among those who assisted in a fiery crash at a New Hampshire toll plaza on Tuesday — with a state trooper on her detail and two other bystanders helping pull the driver from the burning vehicle, according to state police. The “dange…
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