Stretch Of I-91 North Closed For Hours Due To Enfield Crash [UPDATED]

ENFIELD, CT — A lengthy segment of Interstate 91 northbound was heavily congested following a 3-vehicle crash Monday morning.

Connecticut State Police reported the crash occurred at 9:12 a.m. A Dodge Grand Caravan and a Yale Electric box truck were each traveling northbound when an unknown third vehicle, traveling in the left lane, attempted to merge into the center lane and struck the Caravan. The Dodge was propelled into the driver's side of the box truck, which breached the metal beam guard rail in the right shoulder and rolled over, according to a police report.

The unknown vehicle fled the scene. The truck operator, a 59-year-old man from Tariffville, was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. A man and a passenger in the Caravan were not injured, police said.

The right and center lanes of the highway were closed between Exits 45 and 47E, a stretch of 2.7 miles. Many cars were diverting off the highway at Exit 46, or Route 5. Northbound traffic on that state road was extremely heavy until the highway fully re-opened around 1 p.m.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Connecticut State Police Troop H at 860-534-1000.