I-84 Westbound Reopened After Crash

HARTFORD, CT — Police are investigating after a double fatal motor vehicle crash on I-84 westbound in East Hartford Monday morning. I-84 was reopened after several hours Monday.

The crash happened around 5 a.m. and involved three vehicles. A school bus and two tractor trailer units caught fire, according to State Police. No children were on the school bus and no passengers were in the other vehicles.

The identities of the fatal victims will be released pending next of kin notification. Two others were involved in the crash and weren't injured, police said at a Monday morning press conference.