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Man seriously hurt after getting stuck under car following crash on I-95 in Milford
A 61-year-old Brooklyn, New York man has serious, life-threatening injuries after getting stuck under his car following a crash on Interstate 95 South in Milford on Wednesday. Milford fire officials said they responded to I-95 South in the area of exit 39 after hearing that a person was stuck underneath their car. Crews determined that a car had gone off…
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Man dead after crash on Route 15 in Meriden
A man has died after a crash on Route 15 in Meriden Thursday evening. State police said Manuel L. Goncalves, 62, of Meriden, was going north on Route 15 before North Broad Street in the Meriden just after 4:30 p.m. when he lost control of the SUV he was driving, went into the median, hit the guardrail, overturned and was…
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Route 15 North in Meriden reopens hours after crash
Route 15 North in Meriden was closed for hours after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and another vehicle on Thursday morning and it has reopened, according to CTRoads.org. The road was closed between exits 68N and 68W and the delays stretched for miles. State police said troopers responded around 7:48 a.m. and no injuries were reported. A fuel leak was…
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Tractor-trailer rolls over on I-84 East in Danbury
A tractor-trailer rolled over on Interstate 84 East in Danbury and state police said injuries were possible. State police said the truck rolled over near exit 4 around 8 a.m. Tuesday. The right lane of I-84 East and the left lane at the Route 7 North merge were closed for the investigation and have since reopened. No additional information was…
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Route 8 North reopens after crash involving wrong-way driver in Litchfield
Route 8 North has reopened after a car crash involving a wrong-way driver in Litchfield on Monday night, according to the CT Department of Transportation. The highway was closed in the area of exit 44 but has since reopened. Authorities said at least one of the drivers needed to be extricated. State police said non-life-threatening injuries are being reported. The…
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Six injured in crash on Route 72 in New Britain
Part of Route 72 was closed in New Britain following a serious crash on Thursday night. State police said six people suffered seious and possibly life-threatening injuries. Route 72 West was closed near exit 3 after a car rollover. A few lanes of traffic on the eastbound side of the highway were also closed. The crash happened around 7:50 p.m….
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Route 9 in Berlin reopens after crash
A three-vehicle crash on Route 9 North in Berlin closed lanes on Tuesday morning and the scene has cleared. The crash is happened between exits 32 and 34 around 10:53 a.m., according to state police. They said there are no life-threatening injuries. No additional information was immediately available.
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I-84 West reopens in Waterbury after crash
Interstate 84 West was closed in Waterbury after a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Friday. The westbound side of the highway was closed between exits 18 and 17 after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and at least one of other vehicle, according to the CT Department of Transportation. State police said troopers responded to a crash between the exit 18…
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Route 15 North reopens after car overturns in Wallingford
Route 15 North has reopened in Wallingford after a car overturned on the highway Tuesday night, according to the CT Department of Transportation. The DOT said the road was closed between exits 63 and 64, but has since reopened. State police said no injuries were reported. The crash was reported just after 7:15 p.m. The highway reopened about an hour…
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Truck fire causing delays on I-691 West in Meriden
Traffic is getting by on one lane of Interstate 691 West in Meriden after a tractor-trailer fire closed the road early Thursday morning.
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I-691 in Meriden clear hours after Amazon truck catches fire
Interstate 691 West in Meriden was closed on Thursday morning after an Amazon tractor-trailer caught fire and then it was congested for hours more until reopening. The truck fire was between exits 3 and 5. State police said troopers responded around 5:21 a.m. Thursday, firefighters responded as well to extinguish the fire. Fire officials said the vehicle is an Amazon…
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Truck driver seriously hurt after being trapped in crash on I-395 in Norwich
A truck driver was seriously injured after a 25,000-pound metal beam they were transporting trapped them in a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday. A truck traveling on Interstate 395 South crashed into two cars from behind, causing one of the vehicles to crash into another, state police said. During the collision, the metal beam being transported by the truck became loose…
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I-84 East in Southington clear after crash that caused miles of delays
Interstate 84 East in Southington was backed up for miles after a crash on Tuesday morning and the scene has since cleared. The two-vehicle crash was reported around 7:48 a.m., according to state police. No injuries were reported. The highway was backed up for three miles, between exits 30 and 32, and the left and center lanes were closed. The…
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Serious injuries reported after car overturns on I-95 South in Norwalk
Serious injuries are being reported after a car overturned on Interstate 95 South in Norwalk Tuesday evening. The CT Department of Transportation reported that the southbound side of the highway was closed for several hours, but has since reopened. State police said one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The crash was reported just before 5 p.m….
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Man killed in crash on I-91 in Wallingford
A 56-year-old Watertown man has died after a crash on Interstate 91 North in Wallingford on Monday afternoon. State police said William Risley, of Watertown, hit the back of a tractor-trailer near exit 15 around 1:51 p.m. and he was taken to Midstate Hospital, where he later died. The driver of the truck was taken to New Britain Hospital to…
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Crash closes lanes of I-84 East in Manchester
Hours after a truck fire closed lanes of Interstate 84 East in Manchester, there is a crash in the same area and the lanes are closed, according to the state Department of Transportation. The fire was between exits 62 and 63. The three right lanes were closed. As of 3:25 p.m., the state Department of Transportation was reporting a three…
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1 person killed in crash that closed I-91 South in Windsor Locks for several hours
One person was killed in a crash that closed Interstate 91 South for several hours on Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 1:20 p.m. in the area of Exit 40, according to state police. Two pickup trucks were driving in the right lane of I-91 when the second pickup veered off the highway and then back into the lane, hitting the…
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CT National Guard vehicle catches fire on I-91 in Windsor
A Connecticut National Guard vehicle caught fire on Interstate 91 North in Windsor, state police said. Traffic was slowly getting by as rush hour came to an end on Friday evening. The two right lanes of traffic were closed and traffic was backed up in the area. The highway has since reopened. The fire was reported just before 6:15 p.m….
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Two taken to hospital after car rollover crash in Bridgeport
Two people have been taken to the hospital after a car rollover crash in Bridgeport on Tuesday evening. Police were called to a two-car crash on Route 8 South just after 7 p.m. Officers said a car flipped over in the area of exit 5. Authorities said two people were taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment. The extent of their…
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I-91 South reopens in Enfield after oil spill
Interstate 91 South has reopened in Enfield after a reported oil spill. The highway was closed between exits 49 and 48 but has since reopened. The spill was initially reported at 3:30 p.m. Connecticut State Police responded to the scene. Drivers were asked to avoid the area. It’s unknown what prompted the spill, or how much oil has spilled. NBC…