Fairfield and Westport firefighters rescued four people trapped in a serious double vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 95 north on the Fairfield-Westport line early Saturday morning and three were hospitalized.
Crews from both towns responded to the crash on the highway between exits 18 and 19 near the Sasco River Creek overpass at 1:55 a.m. Two cars were overturned on their sides. An uninjured person was trapped in one car and three people with moderate to serious injuries were stuck in the other vehicle, Fairfield fire officials said.
Firefighters extricated all four people from the crash wreckage.
“This was a serious accident and a very complicated extrication," Asst. Chief George Gomola said in a statement. "The high level of professionalism and cooperation demonstrated by the Fairfield and Westport Fire Departments during this extrication helped to saved lives and reduced the impact of this accident on the victims. This was a job well done by all.”
Two people were transported to Bridgeport Hospital and another was taken to Norwalk Hospital to be treated for injuries. There is no word on their conditions or the circumstances of the crash.
Firefighters cleared the scene by 3 a.m.
