CANDIA, N.H. —

A man was seriously injured after a vehicle struck a moose on a New Hampshire highway Wednesday night.

New Hampshire State Police said it happened at 8:10 p.m. Candia Fire Rescue said they were dispatched to the westbound side of Route 101 for a car that struck a moose.

The moose was first struck by a vehicle going eastbound on Route 101 before crossing the median and being struck by a vehicle going westbound, state police said.

A man, who was a passenger in the vehicle going westbound, was taken to the Elliot Hospital with serious injuries, authorities said. There was another person in the vehicle who was not injured, Candia Fire Rescue said.

"The damage to the vehicle was pretty significant. Initially reported as the person was entrapped in the vehicle, however, that

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