WETHERSFIELD, Conn. — Two people were sent to the hospital after a crash involving an SUV and a garbage truck on the Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield overnight Saturday, according to police.
Police were called to 1130 Silas Deane Highway around 2:41 a.m.
Officers found an SUV had hit a garbage truck, police said. The SUV driver was trapped and the Wethersfield Volunteer Fire Department had to extricate them.
Two people were taken to an area hospital for treatment; one of them had life-threatening injuries, police said.
Silas Deane Highway was closed for about four hours before it opened back up for traffic on Saturday.
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