Connecticut
Bloomfield student dies after collapsing on football field, district says
A child has died after collapsing at a Bloomfield school football practice, according to a joint statement made by the school district and town leadership.
On Saturday, a social media post by Bloomfield’s Interim Superintendent of Schools and the Bloomfield Town Manager said that a student-athlete who played with the Bloomfield Junior Warhawk Football Team had passed away.
The statement indicated that on Wednesday, the child was at football practice and collapsed. Leaders say school staff and emergency personnel attempted to revive the child, but were unsuccessful.
According to the post, the male student at started the year at Bloomfield High School, then recently transferred to Manchester High School.
The boy was a freshman in high school according to the district.
School leadership says counseling services will be available at both Bloomfield High School and Carmen Arace School on Monday.
Further details on the identity of the student or other circumstances regarding the medical emergency were not yet made available.
BURLINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A woman is dead after police said she was involved in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Friday in Burlington.
According to Connecticut State Police, a Toyota RAV4 and Peterbuilt 386 tractor-trailer collided head-on on Route 4 near Punch Brook Road at around 4:49 p.m. on Friday.
The driver of the Toyota, identified as 64-year-old Mary Christine Ferland of Burlington, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to state police. No one else was in either vehicle at the time of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by state police, anyone with information is asked to call Trooper Brew at 860-626-7900.
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