A three-car crash briefly closed four lanes of westbound Interstate 84 on Tuesday afternoon, causing long backups in the large highway interchange just east of downtown Hartford.
The crash occurred at about 3 p.m. Tuesday between Exits 56 and 55, forcing traffic to bottleneck into a single left lane to get around the scene for about an hour until the scene was cleared.
It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured in the crash. State Department of Transportation traffic cameras in the area showed vehicles backed up for miles as emergency personnel worked at the scene.