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One in critical condition after Route 202 crash in Litchfield

LITCHFIELD – One person was critically injured after a crash on Friday afternoon. Police responded to the area of 159 Torrington Road in Litchfield just a...
RT 202 CRASH

LITCHFIELD - One person was critically injured after a crash on Friday afternoon.

Police responded to the area of 159 Torrington Road in Litchfield just after 4 p.m. for reports of a crash. An SUV slammed into the driver's side of a sedan, critically injuring the driver.

Emergency crews extricated the driver of the car, who was unresponsive. The unidentified victim was then airlifted to a nearby hospital to undergo treatment for critical injuries.

The SUV driver was hospitalized with serious, but non-life threatening, injuries.

Route 202 was closed between Fern Avenue and the Route 118 junction at East Street for several hours that evening.

Litchfield Fire and Ambulance were first to respond  and were assisted from East Litchfield Fire, Bantam Fire and Campion Ambulance during the extrication and rescue.

State Police Troop L is handling the investigation.

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