Overview
- A head-on collision on Route 3 in Columbia occurred around 9 p.m. Friday when a northbound 2012 Chevrolet Camaro crossed the centerline and struck a southbound 2021 Chevrolet Silverado.
- The Camaro's sole occupant, 25-year-old Courtney Diamond of Pelham, was pronounced dead at the scene.
- The Silverado carried a family of five—two adults and three children—who were taken first to Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital and later transferred to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center with three suffering life-threatening injuries.
- Multiple local agencies and good Samaritans assisted at the scene and Route 3 was closed for about three and a half hours while troopers conducted an on-scene investigation.
- All aspects of the crash remain under investigation and authorities ask anyone with information to contact Trooper Jacob Ingerson at 603-846-3333 or Jacob.J.Ingerson@dos.nh.gov.