Crime & Safety

2 Seriously Injured In Brookfield Motorcycle Crash: Police

The crash involving a car and a motorcycle shut down traffic along Candlewood Lake Road for several hours Sunday.

BROOKFIELD, CT — A motorcyclist and their passenger were seriously injured following a crash, involving an automobile, in Brookfield Sunday afternoon.

Officers from the Brookfield Police Department were called to the area of 505 Candlewood Lake Road a few minutes before 5 p.m.

The passenger on the motorcycle was taken to Danbury Hospital Emergency Department for treatment of Life-threatening injuries. The cyclist was hospitalized for serious injuries, according to a report from the BPD.

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The investigation into the crash, which closed the road for several hours Sunday, remains ongoing. Police are asking anyone with more information to call Officer Brian Flanagan at 203-775-2575.

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