A 20-year-old man has died and two other people are injured after a car hit a train bridge abutment in Meriden on Friday morning, according to police.
Police responded to the area of South Colony Road and Powers Drive around 1:43 a.m. after learning about the crash.
They said the preliminary investigation indicates that a 2007 Honda Accord heading north on South Colony Road hit the Amtrak train bridge abutment, head-on.
Three people were in the car and the driver, a 20-year-old man, died at the hospital, police said.
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The two passengers were also taken to local hospitals and their injuries are not life-threatening, police said.
The road reopened around 5:45 a.m.
The bridge and train tracks were inspected and deemed safe, according to officials.
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The Meriden Police Accident Reconstruction Unit is investigating and they ask anyone with information to call Sergeant M. Hartline at 203-630-6201.
