Traffic & Transit
UPDATE: Fatality In Crash On I-95 In Branford: State Police
At around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday, an accident on I-95 in Branford between a motorcycle and another vehicle claimed a life.
BRANFORD, CT — Connecticut State Police reporting there are "fatal injuries" after a mid-afternoon between a motor vehicle and a motorcycle on I-95 in Branford.
According to CSP Trooper First Class Pedro A. Muñiz, at just before 3:40 p.m., state police from Troop G Bridgeport were dispatched to the area of I-95 South near Exit 55 within the town of Branford for a report of a fatal crash.
Muñiz said "fatal injuries were sustained."
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The State Police-Collision Analysis Reconstruction Squad is assisting in the crash investigation.
State police said that the Department of Transportation is handling the closure of the highway's left lane.
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"We are asking that anyone traveling in or around the area to use alternate routes," Muñiz said.
Editor's note: This post has been updated to reflect that one person was killed. A previous version said "fatalities."
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