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Hartford Man Injured in Crash on I-691 in Cheshire

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A Hartford man is injured after a crash on Interstate 691 east in Cheshire Tuesday night.

State police said a 22-year-old Hartford man was driving a Ford Focus and struck the back of a Nissan Sentra near exit 3 just before 8:30 p.m. After the crash, he was transported to Saint Mary's Hospital.

State police said earlier that the highway was closed between exits 4 and 5 overnight after a rollover crash with ejection.

No other injuries were reported.

The highway reopened early Wednesday morning, but closed again at exit 3 around 9 a.m. while police followed up on the crash, state police said. Authorities said the highway has fully reopened.

Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 203-393-4200.

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