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'Life-Threatening Injuries' Reported In Serious West Hartford Crash: PD: UPDATE

The state highway was closed in both directions following a vehicle collision into a tree Wednesday afternoon.

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A man is fighting for his life Wednesday afternoon after the vehicle he was driving left a West Hartford roadway and slammed into a tree. (Patch Graphics)

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A man suffered life-threatening injuries Wednesday afternoon after his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree on Simsbury Road, according to the West Hartford Police Department.

Police, firefighters, and American Medical Response personnel were dispatched at approximately 2:21 p.m. July 1 to the area of Simsbury Road and Tumblebrook Lane following reports of a vehicle that had crashed into the woods.

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The sole occupant, an adult man, was trapped inside the vehicle and was extricated by the West Hartford Fire Department.

He was transported to a hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries, police said.

The West Hartford Police Department's Traffic Division is investigating the cause of the crash.

Police thanked the West Hartford Fire Department and AMR for their response to the incident.

Anyone with information related to the crash is asked to contact the West Hartford Police Department at (860) 523-5203 or submit an anonymous tip through the department's tip line at (860) 570-8969 or by email at .

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