Sagamore Avenue Motor Vehicle Collision

On Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 2:08pm, the Portsmouth, New Hampshire Police Department and Portsmouth Fire Department responded to Sagamore Avenue near Little Harbor Road for a report of a motor vehicle collision with serious injury.

On scene investigation suggests that the operator of a Honda Ruckus Scooter while traveling north on Sagamore Avenue (US Route 1B) crossed the center median and sideswiped an on-coming vehicle. The operator of the scooter sustained a serious head injury as well as other non-life threatening trauma. She was transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital where she remains in serious condition. The operator of the scooter was not wearing a helmet. The operator of the other vehicle was also transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital for undisclosed treatment.

Pending family notifications, no names of the operators is being released. As a result of this incident, Sagamore Avenue was closed for approximately three hours. The road is now open.

The Portsmouth Police Department is still investigating this collision and is asking for the public’s assistance. If you have any information relevant to this incident, to please contact the investigating officer, Officer Jack Maloney at (603) 610-7579.

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