A 59-year-old woman died in Spaulding Turnpike crash on Monday

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New Hampshire State Police and multiple agencies respond to a fatal crash multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and multiple vehicles on the Spaulding Turnpike in Dover Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.
New Hampshire State Police and multiple agencies respond to a fatal crash multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and multiple vehicles on the Spaulding Turnpike in Dover Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.

DOVER — Nicole Sarkis, 59, of Alton, is the person who died in a Monday crash on the Spaulding Turnpike, according to New Hampshire State Police.

A tractor-trailer was traveling southbound and went off the roadway, over a guardrail and crossed into the northbound side of the turnpike, according to police. Sarkis was the driver of a 2022 Acura.

Police said the tractor-trailer collided with the Acura and a 2016 Honda Accord after entering the northbound side of the roadway. A third vehicle struck a guardrail while moving to avoid the tractor-trailer, according to police.

The accident occurred about a mile north of the Dover tolls at mile marker 6.4, according to police. The driver of the Accord sustained minor injuries.

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State police said the driver of the tractor-trailer was a 29-year-old resident of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Police have said they are investigating the accident and have not announced any charges.

This story will be updated.

This article originally appeared on Fosters Daily Democrat: Victim of Spaulding Turnpike crash in Dover NH identification released