1 killed after vehicle goes off road, hitting Somersworth home, police say
WMUR NEWS NINE TONIGHT STARTS RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE SEVERAL BREAKING STORIES AT THIS HOUR. FIRST, THIS TONIGHT WHERE POLICE ARE RESPONDING TO A DEADLY CRASH IN SOMERSWORTH. CREWS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE RIGHT NOW AFTER A CAR WENT OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A HOUSE. THANKS FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AT 11. I’M STEVE BOTTARI AND I’M MARISSA TANSINO. THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE, AND THIS PICTURE SHOWING YOU THE HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THAT HOUSE THERE. WE KNOW WEST HIGH STREET JUST OPENED BACK UP, SO OUR KENDRA BROADUS IS LIVE ON THE SCENE TONIGHT. KENDRA, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT WHAT WE KNOW IT IS? YEAH. MARISSA, WE’RE ON WEST HIGH STREET, AND WE’RE GIVING YOU A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT HOLE WHERE THE CAR CRASHED INTO ON WEST HIGH STREET, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE LEVELS OF THE HOME. EARLIER WE SAW THAT VEHICLE, WHICH APPEARED TO BE A PICKUP TRUCK, GETTING PULLED FROM THE HOUSE BY A WRECKER. WE KNOW THIS CRASH WAS DEADLY HAPPENING JUST BEFORE 6 P.M., INVOLVING A VEHICLE THAT HIT OTHER PARKED VEHICLES AND THEN ENDED UP HITTING THIS HOUSE ON WEST HIGH STREET. OFFICERS ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE SOMERSWORTH FIRE DEPARTMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS WERE ALSO ON SCENE. NAMES OF THE PEOPLE INVOLVED WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL FAMILY IS NOTIFIED, AND WEST HIGH STREET IS NOW BACK OPEN. AFTER NEARLY FIVE HOURS OF BEING CLOSED. LIVE IN SOMERSWORTH. KENDRA BURGESS WMUR NEWS NINE. AND THIS IS STILL A BREAKING STORY. YOU CAN SEE THE DEVELOPMENTS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION. WE ARE WORKING TO GET IT FOR YOU. WE’LL BRING YOU ALL THE UPDATES HERE O
1 killed after vehicle goes off road, hitting Somersworth home, police say
Updated: 1:45 AM EST Feb 6, 2026
West High Street in Somersworth has reopened after a fatal crash Thursday evening. Officials said the crash happened just after 6 p.m. and involved a vehicle that struck several parked cars before leaving the road and crashing into a home on West High Street. Multiple levels of the home were severely damaged. News 9 crews saw what appeared to be a pickup truck being pulled from the house by a wrecker. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go << Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash. The Somersworth Fire Department and Department of Public Works were also on scene. The name of the person who was killed is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. No additional information has been released.
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
West High Street in Somersworth has reopened after a fatal crash Thursday evening.
Officials said the crash happened just after 6 p.m. and involved a vehicle that struck several parked cars before leaving the road and crashing into a home on West High Street.
Multiple levels of the home were severely damaged.
News 9 crews saw what appeared to be a pickup truck being pulled from the house by a wrecker.
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Police are continuing to investigate the cause of the crash.
The Somersworth Fire Department and Department of Public Works were also on scene.
The name of the person who was killed is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
No additional information has been released.