Road conditions remained slow across New Hampshire on Friday due to changing weather conditions. State police say between 6 a.m. and 7:45 p.m., they received 74 calls for service related to accidents or cars that went off the road. In Candia, the police chief said a total of 18 cars were involved in five separate accidents along a stretch of Route 101. Officials said some of the people involved were hurt, but are expected to recover. Officials say several accidents occurred. Due to unpredictable weather conditions, including snow storms and icy road conditions. "We're always at the mercy of nature," said NH State Police Lt. Irwin Malele. “However, with most of the troops out as well as officers and firefighters, we are constantly updating the DOT and other municipalities about road conditions, and they are responding.” The accidents caused traffic backups Friday evening, with some people telling us that what was expected to be a 45-minute drive took almost an hour and a half. At one point, some vehicles were seen driving in the breakdown lane, trying to reach the next exit, including Plow, Sanders, and A. Tow trucks. New Hampshire State Police are asking drivers to drive slowly and give themselves extra time on the road.
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<strong class="dateline">Candia, NH -</strong> <p>Roads remained slick across New Hampshire on Friday due to changing weather conditions.
State police say that between 6 a.m. and 7:45 p.m., they received 74 calls for service related to accidents or cars that went off the road.
In Candia, the police chief said a total of 18 cars were involved in five separate accidents on a stretch of Route 101. Officials said some of the people involved were hurt, but are expected to recover.
Authorities say many of the crashes were caused by unexpected weather conditions, including snow storms and icy road conditions.
“We’re always at the mercy of nature,” said NH State Police Lt. Irwin Malele. “However, with most of the troops as well as officers and firefighters out, we are constantly updating the DOT and other municipalities about road conditions, and they are responding.”
The accidents caused traffic jams on Friday evening, with some people telling us that what was expected to be a 45-minute drive took almost an hour and a half.
At one point, a few vehicles were seen driving in the breakdown lane, trying to get to the next exit, including plows, sanders, and a tow truck.
New Hampshire State Police are asking drivers to slow down on the road and give themselves extra time.
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