One person in critical condition after crash on South Commercial Street in Manchester
WMUR NEWS NINE AT SIX STARTS RIGHT NOW. BREAKING NEWS FROM MANCHESTER. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM OUR BUILDING TONIGHT SHOWING THE END OF A CHAIN REACTION CRASH. RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN THERE. THANKS FOR JOINING US HERE AT SIX. I’M STEVE BOTTARI AND I’M JENNIFER VAUGHN. AND WE ALSO NOW KNOW THAT ONE PERSON HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN THIS CRASH. OUR MARIA WILSON HEARD THIS CRASH AS IT HAPPENED. MARIA, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? AND WHAT’S THE SCENE LOOKING LIKE TONIGHT? YEAH, WELL, JEN, STEVE, I WAS SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AWAY, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, OUR BUILDING IS IS REALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS CRASH. AND IT WAS STARTLING JUST HOW LOUD THAT BOOM WAS AND FOR HOW LONG IT WENT ON. IT FELT LIKE THAT NOISE CONTINUED FOR TEN, 15 SECONDS BEFORE YOU THEN HEARD A CAR ALARM GO OFF. AND THIS IS WHAT THE SCENE LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE TWO CARS THAT ARE SEVERELY, SEVERELY DAMAGED HERE ON SOUTH COMMERCIAL STREET. ONE, IT LOOKS LIKE A DARK BLUE, A BLACK SUV, AND THE OTHER A GRAY SUV. AND THE DEBRIS IS JUST STILL IN THE ROADWAY. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK, THIS IS SOME OF THE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE FROM OUR CAMERAS HERE AT WMUR. THIS PIECE OF SOUTH COMMERCIAL STREET IS STILL BLOCKED OFF. DURING THIS TIME, THERE HAS BEEN A DWINDLING POLICE PRESENCE. AT ITS HEIGHT, THERE ARE ABOUT SIX CRUISERS HERE NOW. THERE ARE JUST ONE. AND IT LOOKS LIKE TRAFFIC IS BEING REDIRECTED THROUGH THE PARKING LOT OF THIS BUSINESS. BACK ONTO SOUTH COMMERCIAL STREET. AND THERE IS REALLY A LOT OF DETAILS THAT WE DON’T KNOW. LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THERE IS ONE PERSON WHO WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS CRASH AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE THE INVESTIGATION INTO IT. FOR NO
One person in critical condition after crash on South Commercial Street in Manchester
Updated: 6:11 PM EST Nov 19, 2025
One person is in critical condition after a crash Wednesday on South Commercial Street in Manchester. Surveillance video from outside WMUR shows the end of the crash, with one car pushing into another. Two SUVs sustained serious damage.The crash happened around 4 p.m., and multiple emergency crews responded.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play << Officials told News 9 that one person was taken to Elliot Hospital for treatment. A section of South Commercial Street remains blocked as police investigate. No other information has been released at this time. This is a breaking news story. We’ll keep you updated with the latest. >> Subscribe to WMUR’s YouTube channel <<
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
One person is in critical condition after a crash Wednesday on South Commercial Street in Manchester.
Surveillance video from outside WMUR shows the end of the crash, with one car pushing into another. Two SUVs sustained serious damage.
The crash happened around 4 p.m., and multiple emergency crews responded.
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Officials told News 9 that one person was taken to Elliot Hospital for treatment.
A section of South Commercial Street remains blocked as police investigate.
No other information has been released at this time.
This is a breaking news story. We’ll keep you updated with the latest.