One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash

PINKHAM’S GRANT, N.H. – One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a fire department truck on Route 16 at approximately 11:30 a.m. Dec. 17. Linda Gauthier, 54, of Gorham was declared dead on scene after the southbound 2011 Chevrolet Silverado she was traveling in was struck by an Errol Fire Department 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD truck, which was heading north. The driver of Gauthier’s vehicle, 60-year-old Richard Gauthier, was taken to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin and later transported to Dartmouth Medical Center with serious life-threatening injuries. The operator of the Errol Fire truck, 63-year-old Bradley Eldridge, was transported to Memorial Hospital in Conway for suspected serious injuries. The incident is under investigation.