Traffic & Transit
2 Seriously Injured In Crash In Hamden: Police
Two people were hospitalized after a crash that damaged a traffic control box and knocked out the traffic control lights, police said.
HAMDEN, CT — Two people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash early Saturday morning in Hamden, according to police.
Police responded around 3:30 a.m. to the area of Dixwell Avenue and Church Street on reports of a one-vehicle accident, according to Lt. Raymond Quinn.
Quinn said arriving officers found that a vehicle struck the traffic control box, traffic control support pole, and a utilities equipment box. There were two occupants of the vehicle who were taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Quinn.
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Dixwell Avenue was temporarily closed due to the crash.
Quinn said the traffic control lights on Dixwell Avenue at Church Street won’t be working for an extended period of time.
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The Hamden Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating the crash. Anyone with information is asked to call Officer Kaplan at 203-281-8222.
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