Trailer Disconnects from Truck Hauling It; Forces Car onto I-95 Median

Update: 4:05 p.m.:

Miraculously, no one was seriously injured when the cargo trailer being hauled on southbound I-95 disconnected from the truck tractor pulling it and slammed into a passenger car, forcing the car onto the Jersey barrier in the center of the highway in Cos Cob Monday morning.

When Greenwich firefighters arrived at the scene of the crash — reported at 11:22 a.m. — the female driver of the car already had climbed out of the vehicle, according to Greenwich Fire Lt. Tom Lennart. The driver was taken to an area hospital, Lennart said.

Heavy-duty tow truck crews worked to remove the car from the median and the truck tractor and the trailer, Lennart said.

The left lanes in both directions were closed to traffic while crews were on the scene.

Original story: 12:19 p.m.

Sometimes a picture says it all and this photo from the Greenwich Professional Firefighters Local 1042 shows a car is teetering on the barrier in the center of the highway on Interstate 95 in Greenwich, NBC Connecticut reports.

The left lanes are closed in both directions as police investigate an accident involving a tractor-trailer and another vehicle. The crash is near Exit 4, NBC Connecticut reports. Expect delays to the state line and as far back as Stamford.

Read the full NBC Connecticut story here.

Photo credit: Greenwich Fire Department.