10/31/2026
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release:
10/31/2026
ROLLINSFORD, NH – On Saturday, October 31, 2026, around 4:27 AM, the Rollinsford Police Department, Rollinsford Fire Department, and Dover Fire and Rescue were dispatched to Rollins Road in the area of Wentworth Greenhouse for a reported single motor vehicle crash and resulting car fire.
First arriving units found a single motor vehicle that had crashed into a tree and was on fire. Firefighters were able to extinguish the vehicle fire and found the operator, and sole occupant, deceased within the vehicle. The identity of the deceased is being withheld at this time pending notification of the next of kin.
The Strafford County Accident Reconstruction Team, New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office, and New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner all responded to assist in the investigation.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was traveling northbound on Rollins Road at a high rate of speed when it failed to negotiate a corner and crashed into a tree, resulting in a vehicle fire. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday, 11/1/26.
Rollins Road was shut down for approximately 5 hours for investigation and clean up. Anyone with information regarding the crash is encouraged to contact Rollinsford Police Sergeant Mitchell Brooks at 603-742-8549 x703, or [email protected].
No further information will be released at this time.
