Crime & Safety
Fatal Crash Forces Closure of Ninth District Road in Somers, School Buses Delayed: UPDATE
The crash was Thursday morning, state police said: BREAKING

SOMERS, CT — A Thursday morning fatal crash has closed a section of Ninth District Road in Somers.
State police said a 1994 Nissan Sentra car hit a pole between Pinney Road and Hutton Road just before 5:30 a.m.
Eversource Energy was reporting that 44 households in Somers and 17 in Ellington were without power after the crash.
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A school system official said that buses were delayed in the morning because of detours and traffic. More delays could take place in the afternoon, officials said.
In the early afternoon, state police identified the man killed as Lawrence Bourque, 24, of Gilbert Road in Stafford.
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According to an accident report, he was driving north on Ninth District Road, lost control of the car, and struck a utility pole.
Bourque was taken to Johnson Memorial Hospital, where he died, according to an accident report.
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