Traffic Alert

Traffic is getting by on one lane of Interstate 691 West in Meriden after a tractor-trailer fire closed the road early Thursday morning.

Interstate 691 West in Meriden was closed on Thursday morning after an Amazon tractor-trailer caught fire and then it was congested for hours more until reopening. The truck fire was between exits 3 and 5. State police said troopers responded around 5:21 a.m. Thursday, firefighters responded as well to extinguish the fire. Fire officials said the vehicle is an Amazon…

A truck driver was seriously injured after a 25,000-pound metal beam they were transporting trapped them in a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday. A truck traveling on Interstate 395 South crashed into two cars from behind, causing one of the vehicles to crash into another, state police said. During the collision, the metal beam being transported by the truck became loose…

Interstate 84 East in Southington was backed up for miles after a crash on Tuesday morning and the scene has since cleared. The two-vehicle crash was reported around 7:48 a.m., according to state police. No injuries were reported. The highway was backed up for three miles, between exits 30 and 32, and the left and center lanes were closed. The…

Serious injuries are being reported after a car overturned on Interstate 95 South in Norwalk Tuesday evening. The CT Department of Transportation reported that the southbound side of the highway was closed for several hours, but has since reopened. State police said one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. The crash was reported just before 5 p.m….

A 56-year-old Watertown man has died after a crash on Interstate 91 North in Wallingford on Monday afternoon. State police said William Risley, of Watertown, hit the back of a tractor-trailer near exit 15 around 1:51 p.m. and he was taken to Midstate Hospital, where he later died. The driver of the truck was taken to New Britain Hospital to…

Hours after a truck fire closed lanes of Interstate 84 East in Manchester, there is a crash in the same area and the lanes are closed, according to the state Department of Transportation. The fire was between exits 62 and 63. The three right lanes were closed. As of 3:25 p.m., the state Department of Transportation was reporting a three…

One person was killed in a crash that closed Interstate 91 South for several hours on Tuesday afternoon. It happened around 1:20 p.m. in the area of Exit 40, according to state police. Two pickup trucks were driving in the right lane of I-91 when the second pickup veered off the highway and then back into the lane, hitting the…

A Connecticut National Guard vehicle caught fire on Interstate 91 North in Windsor, state police said. Traffic was slowly getting by as rush hour came to an end on Friday evening. The two right lanes of traffic were closed and traffic was backed up in the area. The highway has since reopened. The fire was reported just before 6:15 p.m….

Two people have been taken to the hospital after a car rollover crash in Bridgeport on Tuesday evening. Police were called to a two-car crash on Route 8 South just after 7 p.m. Officers said a car flipped over in the area of exit 5. Authorities said two people were taken to Bridgeport Hospital for treatment. The extent of their…

Interstate 91 South has reopened in Enfield after a reported oil spill. The highway was closed between exits 49 and 48 but has since reopened. The spill was initially reported at 3:30 p.m. Connecticut State Police responded to the scene. Drivers were asked to avoid the area. It’s unknown what prompted the spill, or how much oil has spilled. NBC…

A man has died after being struck by a vehicle on Interstate 84 in East Hartford on Tuesday night. State police said 28-year-old Randy Casado, of New York, was in the HOV lane on the westbound side of the highway near exit 58 when he was struck by a vehicle. Casado was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of…

Route 15 North has reopened after a car crash and fire on the Hamden-Woodbridge line Wednesday night. The highway was closed between exits 59 and 60 but has since reopened. It’s unknown if there are any injuries. The crash was reported at 8 p.m. No additional information was immediately available.

A fire vehicle that was blocking traffic after a wrong-way crash on Route 8 in Beacon Falls on Tuesday night is severely damaged after being hit by another vehicle. Firefighters were originally called to a head-on crash on Route 8 South near exit 25. The crash was reported by multiple 911 callers a few minutes before 11 p.m. According to…

A New Haven man has died after being struck on Interstate 91 North in North Haven on Monday night. State police said a man was walking in the northbound travel lanes of the highway near exit 9 around 9:15 p.m. when he was struck by a vehicle. The man, later identified as 53-year-old Arthur Taylor, of New Haven, was pronounced…

Update: state police said the pedestrian who was struck has died. Interstate 91 in North Haven has reopened after a serious pedestrian crash on Monday night. Police said they responded to the area of exits 9 and 8. Both the southbound and northbound sides of the highway were closed. The area has since reopened. A pedestrian was struck on the…

A pedestrian is dead after being struck and killed on Interstate 91 South in Hartford Tuesday evening.

A pedestrian is dead after being struck and killed on Interstate 91 South in Hartford Tuesday evening. The highway was closed for several hours between exits 33 and 32, and the accident caused major traffic backup. The crash was reported just after 8:30 p.m. Fire officials said they were called to the scene and found a pedestrian that had been…

A person is injured after a reported wrong-way crash on Interstate 84 West in East Hartford on Wednesday night. State police said they responded to the area of I-84 at exit 55 for reports of an accident involving a wrong-way driver. Minor injuries are being reported, troopers said. The I-84 ramp to Route 2 East was closed, but has since…

Interstate 84 East has reopened in Newtown after a multi-vehicle crash in the area. The highway was closed between exits 9 and 10, but has since reopened. Traffic is still backed up for a few miles. The crash was reported at 7:30 p.m. State police believe there are minor injuries, and a guardrail has been damaged. No additional information was…