Traffic & Transit
Car Crashes Into Salem Building: Police
An elderly man from Methuen, Massachusetts, was taken to the hospital with injuries, according to police.
SALEM, NH — Salem police are investigating a vehicle vs. building crash on South Broadway Monday. According to police, at just before 1:30 p.m., a 2006 Honda Accord, being driven by a 79-year-old man from Methuen, Massachusetts, drove into the side of the Gulf gas station. The crash, according to Deputy Chief Joel Dolan, caused minor damage to both the sedan and the building.
EMTs took the man to Holy Family Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation but police believe the brakes may have failed on the Honda, according to a report.
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