Car Crosses Tracks, Hits Building In South Windsor

SOUTH WINDSOR, CT — Two people were taken to a hospital Tuesday after their car crossed Route 5, traveled over railroad tracks and struck the rear of a building on Nutmeg Road South, according to the South Windsor Fire Department.

Firefighters, South Windsor police and the Ambulance Service of Manchester responded at 11:35 a.m. Oct. 13.

The car exited Mascolo Road and traveled across both lanes of John Fitch Boulevard, also known as Route 5, the department said. It then went into a gully, crossed the railroad tracks and passed between two large trees before hitting the building.

Both people inside got out on their own and were treated and taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to the department.

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The building sustained damage. Someone who had been in the office on the other side of the wall had just left, the department said.

The department described the crash as a “unique incident with an overall positive outcome based on the potential.”

Southern Connecticut Railroad responded and confirmed the tracks were not damaged, according to the fire department. The town’s Fire Marshal’s Office and Building Department also responded, and firefighters addressed hazards involving the vehicle.

The department’s post did not explain what caused the crash.

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