Police temporarily closed Route 66 in Portland at 11 a.m. to remove a vehicle after a fiery crash on Wednesday morning.
The road was closed eastbound and westbound at Middle Haddam Road in Portland and Cobalt Center. Traffic was detoured while the road was closed. Route 66 has since reopened.
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WATCH HEREPolice said the crash happened just after 4:30 a.m. and the vehicle went about 75 feet off the road and down an embankment, where it caught on fire.
The people who were in the vehicle were taken Midstate Medical Hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
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