Traffic & Transit

Overturned Truck Cleared On I-84 In West Hartford: UPDATE

The early morning accident had shut down multiple lanes of travel.

Rush hour traffic was impacted in West Hartford after a tractor-trailer crash on I-84 Monday morning.
Rush hour traffic was impacted in West Hartford after a tractor-trailer crash on I-84 Monday morning. (Patch Graphics)

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Traffic had ground to a halt early Monday morning after a tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 84 in West Hartford, according to the state Department of Transportation, but it is now cleared.

The DOT reports that the tractor-trailer flipped over on I-84 East between exits 41 and 43, resulting in the closure of the right and center lanes.

Because of the accident, I-84 Eastbound was congested for 3.8 miles between exits 39 and 43.

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The crash was first reported at 2:45 a.m., and it is now no longer listed on the DOT's incident report.

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