One driver has serious injuries after a dump truck rear-ended a truck that was carrying food on Interstate 95 North in Stamford Tuesday morning, according to officials.
I-95 was closed for hours and it was congested for more than five miles between exits 4 and 9, according to the CT Department of Transportation.
The Stamford Fire Department said the driver of a dump truck was trapped and needed to be extricated. Greenwich Fire officials said a male driver sustained serious injuries.
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Two other people involved in the crash sustained minor injuries, crews said.
More than 40 firefighters responded to the scene, and it took about an hour to free the driver.
Fire officials said the dump truck was significantly damaged. State police are handling the investigation.
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The crash was reported just before 11 a.m. No additional information was immediately available.
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