
A driver from Lynn, Massachusetts, was killed in a crash with a dump truck Thursday morning in Dover, New Hampshire.
The crash happened around 8 a.m. New Hampshire State Police responded to a cellphone's automatic crash detection notification on the Spaulding Turnpike north of Exit 8.
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Police determined that a dump truck was stopped in the right lane because of traffic when a Lincoln Navigator driven by 39-year-old James Stammers hit it from behind.
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Stammers died at the scene of the crash, police said. The dump truck's driver was unhurt.
All northbound lanes of the Spaulding Turnpike were closed until around 11:30 a.m., with traffic being diverted at Exit 8 westbound.
The cause of the crash is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper Alison Baumbach.