(Manchester,N.H.)- An accident involving a propane truck on Interstate 293 North on the Manchester-Hooksett line has caused traffic delays and N.H. State Police are urging drivers to seek alternate routes.

Police needed to shut down both north and southbound lanes in order to move the truck. As a precaution, police were evacuating residents living in a half - mile radius of the crash.

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