Connecticut
Downed Power Lines, 2 Brush Fires Sparked In Fatal CT Crash: Reports
NORFOLK, CT — One person was killed and another seriously injured following a crash that involved downed power lines and led to two brush fires, according to FOX 61.
The accident occurred on West Greenwoods Road (Route 44) in Norfolk on Friday evening. The call initially came in as a vehicle that had struck a utility pole.
However, state police told WTNH News-8 that the act was caused by “an act of nature” when power lines fell on a passing pickup truck. One person in the pickup truck was killed and the other was taken to the hospital via Life Star helicopter for treatment of serious injuries.
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The crash led to brush fires on both sides of the road. It took an hour for firefighters to contain the blazes.
The fires burned one acre on one side of the road and three-quarters of an acre on the other, according to FOX 61.
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The road was closed until late Saturday morning. The state Department of Transportation opened detours during the road closure, according to the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department.
State police are investigating the crash. The identity of the person killed in the accident has not been released.
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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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