Four Hospitalized in Serious Multi-Vehicle Crash in North Haven: UPDATE

NORTH HAVEN, CT — In an 11 a.m. update, North Haven Police say the earlier motor vehicle accident investigation in the Dixwell Avenue and Ridge Road area is complete and all roads are now open for thru traffic.

Four people were hospitalized following a serious multi-vehicle crash Friday morning in North Haven. Firefighters and paramedics responded at about 6 a.m. to the intersection of Dixwell Avenue and Hartford Turnpike to find four cars crashed and five people involved.

Fire officials say a preliminary investigation suggests that a 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe was traveling Westbound on Dixwell Avenue when it was involved in a crash with a 2005 Toyota Rav 4.

The force of the crash sent the vehicles into two other vehicles that were stopped at the intersection: a 2005 Chevrolet Uplander and a 1999 Honda Civic.

Four total patients were transported to Yale New Haven Hospital by American Medical Response:

• A 43-year-old male from the Hyundai, with serious injuries

• A 38-year-old female from the Hyundai, with serious injuries

• The 30-year-old male driver of the Honda

• The approximately 40-year-old female driver of the Toyota

Officials are still determining which patient from the Hyundai was the driver. The patients were thrown from their seats and had to be extricated by North Haven firefighters, according to officials.

The driver of the Chevrolet declined medical treatment at the scene.

“This was a very serious crash involving multiple vehicles and multiple patients,” North Haven Fire Chief Paul Januszewski said in a statement. “I want to commend our firefighters for their diligent work in assessing the patients and rescuing multiple trapped occupants.”

Sunrise was at 7 a.m. Friday, and conditions were dark at the time.

The incident is under investigation by the North Haven Police Department.

Part of Dixwell Avenue was still closed around 10 a.m. and the South Central Traffic Unit was on the scene.

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