Connecticut State Police
One person has died and another person has serious injuries after a crash on Route 44 in Salisbury on Christmas Day.
State police said a 20-year-old man from Canaan was driving east on Route 44 around 3 p.m. when he lost control, went across the westbound lane of the road and hit a tree.
The man suffered serious injuries in the crash and was transported to Sharon Hospital to be treated.
A passenger in the man's vehicle, later identified as 23-year-old Avery Nelson, of Norfolk, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information or anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact Trooper Gryniuk #946 at Troop B at (860) 626-1820.
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