Traffic & Transit
LifeStar Lifts Granby Resident To Hospital After Serious Truck Crash
The single-vehicle crash took place early Wednesday evening in Colchester, according to state police.
COLCHESTER, CT — A resident of Granby sustained serious injuries Wednesday evening when he lost control of his pickup truck on Old Hebron Road and struck a tree head-on, according to state police.
A police report states the 56-year-old man was driving a 2002 Toyota Tundra SR5 southbound around 6:19 p.m. when his truck failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway. The truck crossed into the northbound lane, nearly striking another vehicle head-on, before traveling off the left side of the roadway.
The truck re-entered the road and crossed over both lanes before running off the right side and striking the tree, police said.
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LifeStar medical helicopter was called to take the driver to Hartford Hospital with suspected serious injuries. His condition is not known.
The crash remains under investigation.
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