Traffic & Transit

Car Hit Twice In Separate Crashes On I-84 In Union: State Police

A vehicle was hit twice on a stretch of highway in Union.

A vehicle was hit twice during a sequence on Interstate 84 last week, state police said.
A vehicle was hit twice during a sequence on Interstate 84 last week, state police said. (Chris Dehnel/Patch )

UNION, CT — A vehicle was hit twice during a sequence on Interstate 84 last week, state police said.

The incident took place on the morning of Oct. 13, state police said. According to a state police crash report, a 2010 Honda Civic from Massachusetts was stranded on the eastbound side of I-84 near Exit 74 after being involved in a crash.

Along came a Ford F-350 truck registered out of New Jersey, and, while negotiating a curve, came upon the Honda, according to a crash report.

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The driver of the truck was not able to avoid the Honda and side-swiped it while swerving, according to a crash report.

Both drivers and two passengers in the Ford escaped injury, a crash report shows.

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