Vermont
Trooper hospitalized following I-89 crash
BETHEL, Vt. (WCAX) – Authorities say a Vermont State Trooper was critically injured responding to the scene of a crash on I-89 in Bethel Friday morning.
It happened around 7:30 a.m. in the northbound lane near mile marker 23.4. Police say the trooper, who has not been identified, was responding to a box truck that had crashed in the median. They say the trooper was headed north at a high speed when they collided with a Bethel fire truck that was parked in the roadway.
Authorities say the trooper was transported to the hospital in critical condition. There were no other injuries reported.
Both lanes of Interstate 89 northbound remain closed and drivers are being urged to seek alternate routes.
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