Press Release

November 19, 2019

The Norwalk Fire Department responded to 5 car motor vehicle accident at 4 pm, Tuesday afternoon. The chain reaction accident closed, both northbound lanes for an hour, while firefighters worked to extricate 2 occupants from their vehicle. The extrication of the male passenger took a couple minutes, and he was transported to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS, with non-life threatening injuries. The Driver’s extrication was a little more complicated and took around 15 minutes. The female driver was transported by Norwalk Hospital Paramedics with serious injuries. The 4 other operators involved in the accident were not injured.

The Parkway remained closed, so 3 tow trucks could come travel the wrong way on the Parkway to remove the vehicles and clean the roadway. The Parkway was finally open by 5:15pm.

Deputy Chief Edward Prescott

121 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk, CT 06851

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