Traffic & Transit
State Police Release Report On Fiery Vernon Truck Crash
Details of a highway truck crash in Vernon have been released by state police.
VERNON, CT — A fiery crash that wreaked havoc with Friday traffic on Interstate-84 last week began when a parked truck was hit by another, state police said in a crash report.
The crash took place at 7:06 a.m. Friday and traffic was tied up — and backed up well into Manchester — for about 10 hours.
According to a crash report, a tractor-trailer was heading eastbound on I-84 in the right lane. The truck drifted onto the right shoulder and slammed into another truck that was parked in the breakdown lane, according to a crash report.
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The collision "ignited a fire," which quickly engulfed the drifting truck in flames, state police said.
Both drivers escaped with minor injuries, according to a crash report.
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A light pole was also damaged in the collision.
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