Driver dies after single-vehicle accident in Hampton Falls

HAMPTON FALLS – State police said one person died early Sunday morning when their vehicle caught fire following a crash on Exeter Road.

State police and the Hampton Falls Fire Department arrived at the scene at 3:40 a.m. after receiving a report of a fire on Exeter Road. When officers and firefighters arrived, they found a Subaru Impreza engulfed in flames.

After the fire was extinguished, police determined the driver was the only person in the vehicle and was dead. After checking the scene, police said no one else appeared to be involved in the accident.

Police are withholding the driver’s name while they work to confirm his identity and notify next of kin.