Simsbury Driver Escapes Serious Injury in Fatal Crash

EAST GRANBY, CT — A 43-year-old Manchester woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash involving a UPS tractor-trailer on Wednesday evening on a busy state road in East Granby, according to state police.

The crash on Route 20 was reported at 6 p.m.

Lynn Lamson was killed when her Nissan Rogue hit a minivan and then was hit by a tractor-trailer, according to state police.

The driver of the van was identified as William Parsons, 76, of Simsbury. The truck was being driven by 61-year-old Derrick Grey of Ellington, according to a state police crash report.

No other injuries were reported, but those involved were taken to St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center for evaluation, according to state police.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is being asked to call the state police Troop H barracks at 860-534-1000.

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