Two people have died after a three-vehicle crash in New Haven early Saturday morning.
Officers responded to Middletown Avenue and Barnes Avenue shortly before 2 a.m. for a report of a three-vehicle crash.
Once on Middletown Avenue, police said they found a silver Hyundai with heavy front-end damage, a silver Infiniti with heavy front-end damage and a grey Ford with minor front-end damage.
Authorities said numerous people from the vehicles were taken to the hospital for injuries that ranged from life-threatening to minor. Police did not say the exact number of people who were injured.
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According to police, a passenger in the Hyundai suffered significant injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. A second person later died at the hospital, police said.
Police have identified the two people who died as 21-year-old Dajsha Knight, of New Haven, and 19-year-old Madysin Hilker, of West Haven.
The Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to call (203) 946-6304 or the department's anonymous tip line at 866-888-TIPS.
