Traffic & Transit
Driver Airlifted To Hospital After Car Hits Tree On I-84 In Union
A Manchester woman was seriously hurt when a car hit a tree on the northernmost stretch of I-84, state police said.
UNION, CT — A Manchester woman was airlifted to Hartford Hospital Tuesday evening after a car hit a tree on the northernmost section of Interstate 84, state police said.
The incident took place at 7:53 p.m., according to a crash report.
A 2000 Subaru Outback with a 34-year-old Manchester woman behind the wheel was on the I-84 eastbound off-ramp when it suddenly veered off the pavement, according to a crash report. The car skidded along a grassy area off the shoulder and then hit a tree in a gore, according to a crash report.
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The driver had to be cut out of the vehicle by firefighters and she was taken to Hartford hospital with serious injuries by LifeStar helicopter, according to a crash report.
A passenger, a 41-year-old New Britain man, was taken to Hartford Hospital via Willington Ambulance with suspected minor injuries, according to a crash report.
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State police were still investigating the cause Wednesday morning and said anyone witnessing the accident can contact Trooper Nicholas Desrosiers at 860-896-3200, Ext. 8008 or nicholas.desrosiers@ct.gov.
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