Two people seriously injured in crash on I-95 in Greenland, again after a vehicle crossed the center line

GREENLAND — State police say two people were seriously injured in a head-on crash Wednesday that temporarily closed all southbound lanes on Interstate 95. It was the latest accident involving a vehicle crossing the median.

Police said they were called after reports of a rollover crash on I-95 South in Greenland just after 6 p.m.

When officers arrived, they determined that a vehicle had crossed the center median from the northbound lane and struck another southbound vehicle head-on.

According to police, the drivers of both vehicles, who were the only occupants, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Police said the names of the drivers are unknown at this time and no charges have been brought against them.

The accident occurred about a week after the Oct. 16 accident on I-95 in Greenland he took two livesalso after a northbound driver lost control of the vehicle and crossed the southbound lane, where the crash occurred. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation said it is considering placing median barriers on I-95.

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Police said as a result of the latest crash, all southbound lanes of I-95 were closed for about an hour while they investigated and cleaned up.

Police said one lane was closed for an additional half hour while debris was cleared from the road.

Troopers were assisted at the scene by officers from the Greenland Police Service, Greenland Fire Department, North Hampton Fire & Rescue and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.

The investigation into the crash remains ongoing. Police are asking anyone with information to contact Officer Patrick Vetter at (603) 271-3636.

(This story has been updated with new information.)

This article originally appeared in the Portsmouth Herald: I-95 in Greenland: Two seriously injured in head-on collision