BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Only minor injuries were reported after a car driving the wrong way on Route 8 South in Bridgeport ended up causing a five-vehicle crash on Sunday night.
State police were called to Route 8 South near Exit 3 just after 6:30 p.m.
A Nissan Murano was driving the wrong way on Route 8 South when it sideswiped a Volkswagen Jetta. The Nissan Murano lost control and sideswiped a Nissan Altima. The Nissan Murano then spun out and struck a Toyota Rav4 and a Jeep Wrangler.
The driver and passenger of the Volkswagen, the Toyota driver, and the wrong-way Nissan driver were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries, state police said.
It is not clear at this time if the wrong-way driver, a 38-year-old Bridgeport resident, will face charges.
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