One person has serious injuries after a crash in Waterbury early Thursday morning.
Police said officers responded to reports of a hit-and-run involving a gray SUV and a city refuse truck in the area of North Main Street and Lakewood Road at 4:13 a.m.
One person was extricated from the SUV and has serious, life-threatening injuries, police said. That person was taken to a hospital.
The other people who were in the SUV fled before officers arrived, according to police.
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Police said the SUV had been stolen in New York.
The driver of the other vehicle was injured and taken to a hospital as well. Police said that driver’s injuries are not life-threatening.
The Waterbury Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating.
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North Main Street and Lakewood Road in Waterbury are closed as police investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Waterbury Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit at (203) 346-3975.
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