Traffic & Transit

Route 15 Reopened After Multi-Vehicle Crash

Update: Route 15 reopened following a multi-vehicle crash.

Traffic is backed up due to a multi-vehicle crash on Route 15 in Hamden.
Traffic is backed up due to a multi-vehicle crash on Route 15 in Hamden. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

Update: Route 15 has reopened.

Original story: HAMDEN, CT — Route 15 southbound is closed in Hamden between exits 62 and 61 due to a multi-vehicle crash.

Five vehicles were involved in the crash and firefighters are working to extricate victims, according to the Hamden Fire Department.

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The crash was reported around 9:30 a.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

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