A teenager has died after a crash on Route 73 in Waterbury on Tuesday morning and part of the road remains closed.
A teenager has died after a crash on Route 73 in Waterbury on Tuesday morning.
Officers were called to a two-car crash near 885 Watertown Avenue around 5:20 a.m.
Police said the drivers of both vehicles were transported to the hospital where one received treatment for non-life threatening injuries.
According to investigators, the other driver was identified as a 19-year-old man from Waterbury. He later died of his injuries. His identity has not been released.
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In addition to the two vehicles involved in the crash, investigators said a parked, unoccupied vehicle was also struck and was damaged.
The crash remains under investigation.
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Watertown Avenue was closed from Tomkins Street to Coniston Avenue for the investigation. It has since reopened.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Waterbury Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit at (203) 346-3975.
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