Fire Dept. Search Car By Car For Injured

Derry NH - Interstate 93

Seventeen ambulances were called to the scene and initially transported 19 people with injuries. Eight were taken to Parkland Medical Center, four were taken to Elliot Hospital and another two were taken to Catholic Medical Center.

All were treated for minor injuries. It was not clear where the others may have been taken. Derry Fire Chief Jack Webb said the most common injuries were broken ankles and legs.

"It was a team effort. They dealt with people who needed to be dealt with immediately. Luckily, no life-threatening injuries," New Hampshire State Police Capt. Robert Quinn said.

Rescuers spent more than an hour trying to pry a man out of his truck after he slid underneath a tractor-trailer. Firefighters pried the man out from underneath his dashboard and he is expected to recover from his injuries.

At the height of the accident, some drivers got out of their own cars to help other people caught in the mess. Brian Milosavljeic, of Cambridge, Mass., nearly early got hit.

"I can say that I'll have the image of an 18-wheeler coming at me full speed, out of control for the rest of my life, burnt into my memory," Milosavljeic said.