There have been several delays in areas east of Hartford due to a rash of accidents in Hartford.
According to a spokesman from Tolland Fire Department, an accident caused delays on the Interstate 84 west between Exits 68 and 67. The crash involved a car, a state Department of Transportation (DOT) plow truck and a tractor-trailer. The emergency management director, Fire Chief John Littell said that the driver of the DOT truck was treated at the scene and transported to Manchester hospital and the tractor-trailer driver was also injured and transported to Hartford Hospital.
Around about the same time, another crash blocked two lanes on Interstate 84 west near Exit 65 in Vernon.
State police said that a mix of snow and sleet, had begun falling at the same time as the evening rush hour, but they did not know whether the crashes were weather related. Both incidents were still under investigation.
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