This is a developing story. Details are preliminary and subject to change as more information becomes available.
At approximately 2:47 PM, emergency dispatchers received reports of a maroon cab tractor trailer hauling an excavator that had struck a bridge in Bethlehem, New Hampshire. The impact caused hydraulic fluid to spray from the vehicle. Witnesses reported the truck was about a mile from the intersection of Route 302 and Route 116, though the exact location remains unconfirmed. The truck was last reported heading toward Twin Mountain. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation has been notified, and fire department response is being evaluated. No injuries have been reported at this time.
At 2:57 PM, Bethlehem Fire Department was dispatched to Route 142 from the bridge to Main Street for the hydraulic fluid leak. Fire crews arrived on scene shortly after. By 2:59 PM, a Department of Transportation representative was on scene. At 3:10 PM, a Code 4 was issued, indicating the scene was clear and no further response was needed.
Photo: Artaxerxes (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.
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