Traffic & Transit

Driver Dies In I-84 Ramp Crash In Tolland

State police said a man was killed when his vehicle veered off a highway ramp in Tolland Monday.

State police said a man was killed when his vehicle veered off a highway ramp in Tolland Monday.
State police said a man was killed when his vehicle veered off a highway ramp in Tolland Monday. (Chris Dehnel/Patch )

TOLLAND, CT — An Ashford man died in a crash on a highway ramp in Tolland Monday afternoon, state police said.

According to a state police crash report, 68-year-old Robert Bickford was driving a 2000 Honda Civic on the eastbound Exit 69 off-ramp at about 3:30 p.m. He lost control of the car and crash along 20 feet of guardrail, according to a crash report.

He also hit several traffic signs, state police said.

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Bickford was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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Anyone who witnessed the crash or has information about it can contact Trooper Nicholas Miranda at 860-896-3200.

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