Police: 2 dead in fiery crash on Connecticut highway
The crash involved three tractor-trailers and a school bus, which was not carrying children at the time.
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — State police say two people have died in a fiery crash involving three tractor-trailers and a school bus on Interstate 84 in East Hartford.
The school bus was not carrying any children at the time of the crash in the westbound lanes shortly after 5 a.m. on Monday.
Update: Two people were killed in a fiery crash involving tractor trailers and a school bus on I-84 west this morning. The highway remains closed. https://t.co/Yndq57ZhZx pic.twitter.com/L1KPumrquL
— Hartford Courant (@hartfordcourant) June 3, 2019
One of the rigs burst into flames after the crash.
Police did not immediately release information about the two people who died, or whether there were other injuries.
The westbound lanes of Interstate 84 in East Hartford were closed after the crash and were not expected to fully reopen for several hours as the cleanup and investigation continues.
