New Hampshire State Police identified the motorcyclist as Alexander Barbur, of Troy, NH. State troopers and Fitzwilliam police officers responded to Route 12, in front of Bottoms Up Discount Beverage, for a fatal traffic accident reported around 1:42 p.m. Sunday. Barbour was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, Barbur’s Kawasaki ZX600R motorcycle was traveling northbound when it collided with a Jeep Compass that was making a left turn onto Bottom’s Up Road from the southbound lane. The driver of the Jeep, 59-year-old Patricia Lichwell, of Berlin, Mass., was not injured in the crash, police said. Witnesses told officers the motorcycle was speeding while passing other vehicles before the crash, police said. The crash, including its cause, remains under investigation. Anyone who saw it is asked to contact Trooper Zachary Bernier at 603-223-3790 or by email at [email protected]
