TAMWORTH — A man was taken to Maine Medical Center by helicopter Thursday after the subcompact crossover SUV he was driving collided head-on with a tractor-trailer truck on Route 16 in Chocorua.

The road was closed for more than four hours during the rescue and accident investigation.

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BrianC

Thank you for reporting the news in this way. It's an important, and worthwhile effort. It's just a confluence of good meaning remark and bad traffic accident, but perhaps the static chiron on the "airlifted driver" story should not say "We hope you're enjoying this article."

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