(State police photo) It appears that the impact of this crash on Route 101 in Candia Wednesday tore the entire engine from the pickup truck, which was the only vehicle involved.

CANDIA — Although a preliminary investigation at the scene identified potential factors in the crash as excessive speed and failure to maintain proper lane of travel, all aspects of the crash remain under investigation by state police Trooper Brian Hanna, police said Thursday.

The violent, single-vehicle crash occurred around 6 p.m. Wednesday, when a Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck, driven by a 17-year-old resident of Auburn, left the eastbound lanes of Route 101 in Candia and slammed into a rock formation and rolled over several times, the resulting impact separating the entire engine from the vehicle.

The driver, whose name wasn’t released, was headed east on Route 101 approaching mile marker 108.2 in Candia, “when, for reasons that remain under investigation, the truck departed the left side of the highway and entered the center median,” where it struck the rocks and rolled over, police said.

Several passing motorists stopped to render aid to the driver until emergency services arrived.

Upon being removed from the truck by emergency medical personnel, the teen was transported via ambulance to Elliot Hospital in Manchester with serious injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening, police added.

(State police photo) The wreckage of one of the vehicles involved in the serious crash on Route 101 in Candia sits on the side of the highway as police conduct their investigation.

Troopers from the Troop A barracks were assisted at the scene by emergency personnel from the Candia Police Department, the Auburn Police Department, the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, the Candia Fire Department, the Raymond Fire Department, and Avalanche Towing & Recovery.

Route 101 east in the area of the crash was closed for approximately 45 minutes as troopers investigated the scene and a tow crew worked to facilitate the removal of the pickup truck along with the associated debris.

Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact Trooper Brian Hanna at Brian.D.Hanna@dos.nh.gov.

–DEAN SHALHOUP

(State police photo) The wreckage of the pickup truck that crashed on Route 101 in Candia Wednesday sits on the side of the highway as police investigate the crash, which sent the 17-year-old driver to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.