Traffic & Transit

Busy WeHa Roadway Reopens After Crash: Police:UPDATE

The West Hartford Police Department was urging motorists to avoid the area.

A busy section of townwas closed to traffic following a mid-day motor vehicle crash, according to West Hartford police.
A busy section of townwas closed to traffic following a mid-day motor vehicle crash, according to West Hartford police. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A crash just after noon in a busy section of town had local police asking folks to avoid the area, but the roadway has, since, reopened.

The West Hartford Police Department issued a bulletin via "X" (formerly Twitter) that there ws a motor vehicle accident investigation on North Main Street near Bishops Corner.

As a result, traffic on North Main was closed in both directions between Albany Avenue and Sims Road.

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"Please seek alternate routes through the area while first responders are on scene," wrote the WHPD.

By early afternoon, however, police said the roadway was reopened to vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

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