Crime & Safety
Serious Two-Car Accident Closes Route 7 Early Tuesday
Two taken to Danbury Hospital after rollover turns into multiple-vehicle accident.
Two drivers were rushed to the hospital early Tuesday morning after a serious two-car accident on Route 7 northbound closed down the highway.
Brookfield police, ambulance and firefighters, as well as state police and emergency responders were called to the scene shortly before 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, approximately a quarter-mile north of exit 11.
According to multiple reports of the incident, a vehicle traveling north on Route 7 rolled over and was subsequently struck by a second vehicle. Emergency responders arriving at the scene discovered one driver ejected from their car and another pinned beneath.
Both drivers were transported to Danbury Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
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