Bedford man identified in Manchester motorcycle crash

Car Crash Manchester New Hampshire in Manchester, New Hampshire: A 23-year-old Bedford man suffered serious injuries when he was thrown from his 2024 Kawasaki Ninja 500 motorcycle and landed near the Merrimack River on Interstate 293 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday near the Exit 5 off-ramp for Granite Street. After locating the motorcycle, troopers searched the area and found the rider off the right side of the ramp, and the Manchester Fire Department deployed a boat team from the east side of the river to rescue him. A portion of the off-ramp was closed for about two hours as investigators work to determine the cause of the crash.