05/27/2026
FOR MEDIA RELEASE
INCIDENT DATE: Wednesday May 27, 2026
INCIDENT TIME: 3:12pm
INCIDENT LOCATION: #47 North Lowell Road
INCIDENT TYPE: Construction / Industrial Accident
PREPARED BY: Chief Thomas McPherson Jr.
This afternoon at approximately 3:12PM, Windham Fire and Windham Police were dispatched to #47 North Lowell Road for reported traumatic injuries at a construction site. Additional information received enroute was that it was a dump truck that rolled down the hill and tipped over with the driver still inside.
Windham C-1 (Chief McPherson), along with Medic-2 (Lt. R. Pitts, FF. D. Cole, FF. A. Brissette), and Engine-2 (A/Lt. D. Dubowik, FF. C. Lundergan, FF. J. Mahoney) responded.
Medic-2 and Windham C-1 arrived on scene to find an articulating dump truck that had moderate front-end damage, with a spider web break in the windshield, and the articulating bed of the truck tipped over with a good portion of gravel it appeared to be hauling, dumped out. EMS located a lone male occupant/operator, still in the vehicle but dazed and confused. Bystanders advised that prior to EMS arrival, the operator was up against the windshield and unresponsive for a short time. They said that just prior to EMS arrival, the driver regained consciousness.
EMS conducted a quick assessment and determined that the operator could self-ambulate. He was placed in a C-Collar and assisted down from the vehicle and placed into the ambulance. E-2 arrived and conducted fluid control of a minor diesel fuel leak which they contained with absorbent pads for protection. No other fluids were noted as leaking. EMS requested a Trauma Alert to Parkland Medical Center in Derry due to the mechanism of injury and they ultimately cleared the scene and transported the patient.
No other injuries were reported. Windham Police Department is currently investigating the incident.