BARNSTEAD — An adult man died after a crash between a car and a motorcycle on Route 28 Thursday night.
At 9:03 p.m. on June 19, State Troopers assigned to the Troop E barracks responded to assist the Barnstead Police Department with a reported crash involving a motorcycle on Route 28 near Kent Lane.
During the preliminary investigation, Troopers determined that the rider of the motorcycle, a black 2022 Kawasaki Z900RS, was headed southbound when, for reasons that remain under investigation, he collided with a blue 2023 Tesla Model Y traveling in the opposite direction.
The motorcycle rider, an adult male, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The rider’s name is being withheld pending the ongoing investigation and next of kin notification.
The driver, and sole occupant of the Tesla, sustained minor injuries and declined medical attention.
A portion of Route 28 in Alton and Barnstead was closed for approximately three hours while Troopers investigated the collision.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by members of the Barnstead Police Department, Barnstead Fire Rescue, Alton Police Department, and Belknap County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone who witnessed the crash or who has information that may assist the investigation is asked to contact Trooper Thomas Seager at Thomas.M.Seager@DOS.NH.GOV.
