09-04-2025
Bethlehem man, 26, dies following rollover on I-93
A 26-year-old man died Tuesday evening in a rollover crash on Interstate 93 in northern New Hampshire, State Police said.
Thomas Oakes of Bethlehem was pronounced dead at the scene after being ejected from his vehicle during the crash, which occurred just south of Exit 40, State Police said.
State troopers responded to the crash at 6:16 p.m. Tuesday and found a 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue with extensive damage. Preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling southbound when it left the roadway, entered the median and rolled several times before coming to rest on the northbound side of the median.
"Troopers arrived to find a 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue with extensive damage indicative of a rollover crash," State Police said.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene, including the Littleton Police and Fire departments, Bethlehem Fire Department and the New Hampshire Department of Transportation.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Authorities ask anyone with information to contact Trooper Jacob Thomas at 603-846-3333.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by members of the Littleton Police Department, Littleton Fire Rescue, Bethlehem Fire Department, and the state Department of Transportation.
