A car crash and car fire in Woodbridge within just over an hour of one another left two individuals hospitalized, police said Friday.
The crash was reported shortly after 4 a.m., near Racebrook Road. The driver was ejected and “pinned beneath the car,” following the crash, police said. “He was extricated by Fire Department personnel and transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital with severe injuries.”
The vehicle fire occurred on Litchfield Turnpike 5:30 a.m. A driver was left with severe burns and injuries driver after a combustion-related accident within the vehicle, police said. The driver is receiving treatment for life-threatening injuries at Yale-New Haven Hospital.