GROVETON — Two people were hurt following a collision involving a railroad plow and a tractor-trailer.
At 6:02 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, state troopers assigned to the Troop F and Troop G barracks responded to a report of a crash involving a railroad plow and tractor-trailer near mile marker 173 on Route 3 in Groveton.
The preliminary investigation determined that a railroad plow, operated by Joseph Letourneau, 22, of Derby, Vermont, was plowing snow when it became stuck in the middle of Route 3.
A tractor-trailer, loaded with lumber and traveling southbound, was unable to avoid the railroad plow and struck it head on.
The tractor-trailer, driven by Edward Stone, 64, of Williamstown, Vermont, lost a portion of its load of lumber, which scattered across Route 3.
The road was closed for multiple hours while the lumber was cleaned up.
Letourneau and Stone were transported to an area hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Troopers have determined the railroad crossing warning signs were not actively flashing after the railroad plow became stuck.
The railroad plow had a single amber light on its roof, which was flashing and active at the time.
The tractor-trailer and railroad plow sustained heavy damage.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by members of the Lancaster Police Department, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, the Northumberland police and fire departments, and Groveton Ambulance.
