Crime & Safety

Serious Motor Vehicle Crash on I-91 in Meriden Temporarily Closes Portion of Thruway

Life-threatening injuries were reported.

MERIDEN, CT — A motor vehicle crash with life-threatening injuries was reported Friday afternoon on I-91 in Meriden, according to state police.

The crash occurred at about 4 p.m. near exit 16, and as a result troopers shut down the entire northbound lane and the left lane southbound. Additional details were not immediately available.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation estimates the closures could last several hours.

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