Connecticut State Police

Moose Dead, Multiple People Transported to Hospital After Crash in Goshen

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NBC Connecticut

A pregnant moose is dead and several people were transported to the hospital with injuries after a crash in Goshen, according to officials.

State police said Troop B responded to Hall Meadow Lane, or Route 272, near the Norfolk line. Fire officials are also at the scene.

The road was closed at the scene of the crash but has since reopened.

Norfolk Police PIO Jon Barbagallo said the pregnant moose involved in the crash was killed, along with her in utero calf.

Barbagallo said three people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. Five people were in the car at the time of the crash.

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to the scene. EnCon police said the moose was turned over to the DEEP Wildlife Division for study.

State police troopers are investigating the crash.

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