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Driver rescued from vehicle that fell down an embankment in Bantam Saturday morning

The vehicle's lone occupant was removed through the sunroof and taken to the hospital.
Credit: Bantam Fire Comp.
The Bantam Fire Company responded to a vehicle crash on North Shore Road early on Saturday morning.

LITCHFIELD, Conn. — Emergency services were summoned in the small town of Bantam early Saturday morning for a motor vehicle accident on North Shore Road near Point Folly, according to a Facebook post from the Bantam Fire Comp.

The fire company was dispatched around 3:30 a.m., the Facebook post said.

According to the fire company, after investigating the area, a vehicle was found further down North Shore Road on its side down an embankment.

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The single occupant was removed through the sunroof and transported to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington via ambulance, the fire company said.

Credit: Bantam Fire Comp.
A vehicle was found at the bottom of an embankment in Bantam early Saturday morning. The driver was rescued from the sunroof.

According to the Facebook post, Engine 36, Ambulance 37, Rescue 38, Engine 35 and Connecticut State Police from Troop L in Litchfield all responded to the scene of the crash. The vehicle was towed away.

Credit: Bantam Fire Comp.
The vehicle involved in a crash down an embankment in Bantam early Saturday morning.

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Dalton Zbierski is a digital content producer and writer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dzbierski@FOX61.com

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