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NEWSCENTER 5'S JOSH BROGADIR WITH WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE CRASH AND THE VICTIMS, JOSH? JOSH: AN AWFUL SIGHT IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS LAST NIGHT. POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW SO MANY PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE LEARNED SIX OF THE DEAD ARE FROM MASSACHUSETTS. >> I HELD HIS HAND. I TRIED AGAIN. SQUEEZE MY HAND. STAY WITH ME. YOU'RE STRONG. YOU'RE A STRONG GUY. YOU'VE GOT THI AND TOWARDS THE END, WHEN THE AMBULANCE GOT THERE, YOU KNOW, I COULD FEEL HIM REALLY LOSING -- I COULD FEEL HIM LOSING STRENGTH. JOSH: THAT HEARTBREAK FROM A WITNESS TO THE CRASH, A HORRIFIC SIGN WITH MOTORCYCLES LITTERING THE ROAD NEAR MOUNT WASHINGTON WITH AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE DEAD WHEN A PICKUP TRUCK HIT A GROUP OF BIKERS IN RANDOLPH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. >> THERE WERE PEOPLE CRYING EVERYWHERE AND SCREAMING FOR HELP. EVERYONE WAS COMING OUT OF THEIR CARS TO HELP THEM AND BRINGING BLANKETS. JOSH: THAT'S THE VOICE OF A BEST AND BREAKFAST OWNER. THIS WOMAN WAS ALSO THERE. >> YOU COULD SEE MOTORCYCLES DUMPED ALL OVER THE ROAD, AND YOU COULD SEE PEOPLE ON THE PHONE FRANTICALLY CALLING, PEOPLE PACING BACK AND FORTH AND JUST -- THEY WERE LOST. JOSH: WE'VE LEARNED SEVERAL OF THE RIDERS WERE FROM MASSACHUSETTS UP IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AS A GROUP. IN ADDITION TO SEVEN DEAD, THERE WERE OTHERS HURT. >> WE HAD TWO PEOPLE INJURED. THEY WERE TRANSPORTED TO TH ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY HOSPITAL. JOSH: FIVE OF THE DEAD ARE FROM THE BOSTON AREA. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT PART OF ROUTE 2 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WILL BE CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AS THEY CONTINUE TO FIGURE THIS A

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New Hampshire State Police said seven people were killed and three others rushed to hospitals in New Hampshire and Maine after a devastating crash involving multiple motorcycles and a pickup truck on U.S. Route 2 in Randolph.The crash happened just before 6:30 p.m., according to state police. Police said the pickup truck, a 2016 Dodge 2500, was traveling westbound on Route 2, and the motorcycles were heading eastbound. State police said the truck, which appeared to be carrying a flatbed trailer, collided with multiple motorcycles and was on fire when emergency crews arrived.Seven victims were pronounced dead at the scene as a result of the collision. Two victims were rushed to Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin and one was airlifted to Maine Medical Center in Portland.WCVB has learned that six of the victims who were killed are from Massachusetts.The crash involved members of Marine JarHeads MC, a motorcycle club in New England that includes Marines and their spouses.A GoFundMe page has been set up to help support the families of the victims, whose names have not yet been released.Travis Hood, who said he was the first witness to arrive at the scene, jumped out of his car to help one of the victims."I held his hand and I tried again and I'm, like, 'Squeeze my hand. Stay with me. You're a strong guy. You've got this,'" Hood said. "Towards the end, when the ambulance got there, I could feel him losing strength."A photo shared by someone at the scene showed motorcycles and wreckage scattered across the highway and a truck on the shoulder in flames.Jerry Hamanne, co-owner of a nearby bed-and-breakfast that was hosting one of the bikers in the group, said he and a doctor also staying at his inn went to the scene to help. Others tried to assist as best they could.One group applied a tourniquet to a victim, he said. Some victims were already dead."It was so devastating to see the bodies on the road," Hamanne said. "My God, I don't want to see something like this again."The crash happened about 500 feet from lodging where most of the motorcyclists were staying, Hamanne said. They were part of a group from Boston, he said.Rich Wallingford, who co-owns the inn with Hamanne, said he saw several bodies covered with blankets, motorcycles scattered on the pavement and a damaged pickup and trailer."It's a very sad night," he said.Miranda Thompson said she was just a few cars behind the vehicles when the crash happened."You could see motorcycles dumped all over the road, and you could see people on the phone frantically calling, people pacing back and forth, and just, they were lost," Thompson told WMUR. "Everybody got out of their car and helped, got blankets and first-aid kits. Everyone went into action and just helped."Police said the identities of the deceased were still being confirmed and information would not be released until next of kin have been notified.Randolph is about a two-hour drive north of Concord, the capital, and a three-hour drive from Boston.Route 2 has reopened after being closed for more than 12 hours.The National Transportation Safety Board said it is sending a team to Randolph to conduct a safety investigation. That team will coordinate with local authorities, who are conducting their own investigation.The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has offered any resources that may be needed to state police and the Coos County Attorney’s Office as they investigate the crash.The cause of the deadly crash has not yet been determined.A second news conference has been scheduled for 4 p.m. Saturday.Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.