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2 Injured In 1-Car Crash Into Newtown House: Police

Firefighters had to use a hydraulic cutter and additional saw to extricate the driver from the car.

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A Honda sedan crashed into a tree and a house on West Street in Newtown on Tuesday, injuring the driver and a passenger. No other injuries were reported.
A Honda sedan crashed into a tree and a house on West Street in Newtown on Tuesday, injuring the driver and a passenger. No other injuries were reported. (Rachel Nunes/Patch file photo)

NEWTOWN, CT — The driver and a passenger were injured Tuesday morning when the Honda sedan they were in crashed into a tree and then a house on West Street in Newtown, according to police.

The extent of the injuries in the 10:30 a.m. crash were not known, but the home was vacant at the time.

Newtown firefighters had to use a hydraulic cutter and additional saws to extricate the driver, a 28-year-old Bridgeport resident, from the vehicle.

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Additional details on the cause of the crash were not available; an investigation into the crash is underway by members of the Newtown Police Department.

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