Canton Had 3 Injury Crashes In October

CANTON, CT — A crash on Route 44 on Oct. 6 left someone with what police listed as suspected serious injuries, one of three crashes with injuries reported in town last month, according to preliminary state crash data.

Nobody was killed. The crashes injured five people: one had suspected serious injuries, two had suspected minor injuries and two had possible injuries, according to police reports in the Connecticut Crash Data Repository at UConn.

Canton had five injury crashes in October 2025.

The crashes

Thursday, Oct. 1, about 4:30 p.m., Route 44. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as making an improper turn. Three people were hurt: two with suspected minor injuries and one with possible injuries.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, about 12:15 a.m., Route 44. A single vehicle hit a curb. Police listed the driver as failing to keep in the proper lane. It happened after dark. One driver had suspected serious injuries.

Thursday, Oct. 22, about 3 p.m., Route 565 at Dyer Avenue. Two vehicles collided at an angle. Police listed one driver as failing to yield the right of way. One passenger had possible injuries.

The pattern

Two were angle crashes. One involved a single vehicle. Two of the three happened in daylight, and all in clear or cloudy weather. By road: two on Route 44. No one has been killed in a crash in Canton this year, according to the data.

About the data

These figures are preliminary. Police reports for recent months are still being added to the state database, and counts often rise as they come in. Crashes that damaged only property aren't in the October figures yet, so this story covers crashes with injuries only.

Crash data from the Connecticut Crash Data Repository, University of Connecticut, as of Nov. 13, 2026.