A crash involving a tractor-trailer has closed Interstate 84 east in East Hartford on Wednesday morning and there are delays in the area.
State police said a vehicle collided into a tractor-trailer near exit 56 around 9 a.m.
Serious injuries are reported. The extent of those injuries are unclear at this time.
Troopers said the highway is closed at exit 55. Traffic is being diverted off of Route 2. Anyone in the area is asked to use alternate routes.
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There was more than 7 miles of congestion between exits 39A and 56. At this time, the congestion is just over a mile and is between exits 50 and 56.
Authorities have not given an estimate for when the highway might reopen.
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