2 Suffer Life-Threatening Injuries In Accident: Fairfield Police

FAIRFIELD, CT — Two people riding on a motorcycle suffered life-threatening injuries after being involved in an accident with a van on Saturday evening, police said.

At 5:43 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Commerce Drive and Coolidge Street. The crash was reported to have involved a van and a motorcycle, police said.

"The initial on-scene investigation revealed that a motorcycle traveling south on Coolidge Street entered the intersection of Commerce Drive where it collided with a van which was traveling west on Commerce Drive," police said.

The motorcycle was occupied by two individuals, both of whom were thrown from the

motorcycle, police said. The two occupants of the motorcycle were transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries, police said. The operator and sole occupant of the van was not injured.

The collision is currently under investigation by the Fairfield Police Department Crash Reconstruction Unit.

Anyone who may have witnessed this crash is asked to contact the Fairfield Police Department at (203) 254-4800.