PORTLAND, Conn. — Police and firefighters responded to a crash on Route 66 Thursday about 1:30 p.m.
According to Fire Chief Bob Shea, a pickup truck headed westbound went off the road, crashed through trees and came to rest far down in a ditch.
Officials had to perform a low angle rescue to extricate the sole occupant.
The driver was conscious when placed aboard an ambulance for transport to Hartford Hospital.