Two people were hospitalized in a double rollover crash in Fairfield on the Merritt Parkway on Saturday afternoon.
Fairfield firefighters responded to the southbound side of the highway between exits 46 and 47 at 1:02 p.m. after receiving a report of a crash with injuries, according to Fairfield Asst. Fire Chief Scott R. Bisson.
When firefighters arrived, they found two cars rolled over on their roofs on the road. Firefighters "established a safety zone" at the scene and determined that two occupants involved in the crash were injured.
Assistant Chief Scott Bisson stated, ”Due to the damage and location of the accident, the occupants were very fortunate that their injuries appear to be non-life threatening and that they were not trapped inside the vehicles.“
An American Medical Response ambulance transported the two injured parties to area hospitals.
Firefighters kept a hose on hand in case any fires started due to the crash and stayed until the cars were cleared from the scene because they posed environmental hazards, Bisson said.
The highway remained open with one lane closed most of the time, but it was shut down while the cars were being cleared for about 10 minutes.
Local
State police are investigating the crash.
Firefighters cleared the scene by 2:07 p.m.
