BATH, N.H. — A teenage girl died in a single-vehicle crash in Bath on Sunday, and two teenage boys suffered significant injuries.
Police believe one of the boys was driving and lost control of a 2008 Honda Ridgeline around 11:50 a.m. on River Road, causing it to leave the roadway and strike a large tree with the right, rear passenger door, according to a New Hampshire State Police news release.
The girl is believed to have been seated in the rear of the vehicle at the time of the collision. She was pronounced dead on scene.
The two boys were taken to local hospitals to be treated for their injuries. They are expected to make full recoveries, the release states.
All of the teenagers were under the age of 17.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Trooper Daniel Quartulli at 603-223-8993.
CONCORD — The attorney general’s office said Littleton Regional Hospital can withdraw from an affiliation with other North Country hospitals if it pays a withdrawal fee of at least $2.5 million and meets other conditions.
The North Country Healthcare collaborative was created in 2015 to help cut costs and keep health care accessible to rural communities. But the largest member, Littleton Regional, pulled out in April.
In a report Monday, the attorney general’s office said Littleton Regional must support a home health and hospice agency, add rooms for behavioral health patients and continue to serve as the state’s regional hub for substance use disorder services.
The other hospitals in the cooperative are Androscoggin Valley in Berlin, Weeks Medical Center in Lancaster and Upper Connecticut Valley in Colebrook.
MONTPELIER — Vermont’s immigrant investor center is going to ask the federal government to reconsider a decision to shut it down after the alleged fraud at the Jay Peak ski resort.
The Vermont Regional Center announced Monday it would pursue the motion for reconsideration with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. The state learned earlier this month that the agency had upheld a decision made last year to close the center.
The federal government denied Vermont’s request to gradually wind down the immigrant investor program, citing the alleged fraud at Jay Peak ski resort involving millions of dollars and a lack of evidence that the program promotes economic growth. The center said it will file a motion for reconsideration by Oct. 25.
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Vermont authorities are searching for a man who hit a pedestrian with his car, stopped and promised to get help, but never returned.
Vermont state police said 53-year-old Jeffrey Dorsey, of Putney, was walking in the breakdown lane of Route 5 in Dummerston Saturday morning when he was hit. Dorsey was thrown over the guardrail. He told police a white car stopped and a man got out. The driver reportedly told Dorsey he did not hit him and that he was going to return with help. The Brattleboro Reformer reported the driver was seen pulling into a nearby gas station before leaving the area. Witnesses told police the car’s windshield and side mirror were damaged. Dorsey was treated for possible broken bones and a potential back injury.
BENNINGTON, Vt. — Police in Vermont are trying to learn the identity of a female whose body was found in the Roaring Branch River in Bennington.
Police say the death is suspicious.
First responders were called to the area off Caroline Drive late Sunday morning.
Detectives from the Bennington Police Department’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Bennington County State’s Attorney’s Office are all taking part in the investigation.
NASHUA — Police say a woman has died after getting hit by a car in the parking lot of an assisted living community in Nashua.
Authorities said they were called just after noon Monday to Bridges by EPOCH, a community for people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
They found a 79-year-old woman pinned beneath a car driven by an 80-year-old man. The names of those involved were not released.
— Staff and wire reports