A crash involving a fuel truck and a car sparked a fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze.
Videos taken by nearby motorists Seth Bottone and Chris Stevens show flames and smoke following a tanker crash along the Gold Star Bridge in Connecticut.highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze. Officials said the truck driver died and other people were injured.
"This was a tragic accident at 11:15 this morning," Lamont said. "It looks like a passenger vehicle tire blew out, creating an incident" with the truck, which tipped over, he said. "Billowing smoke, incredible flames, pouring right down through the pipes, spilling out into the Thames River."Videos from the scene showed flames burning and smoke rising from a lengthy section of the bridge and spreading to land on the Groton side.
The crash caused major traffic backups and threatened long-term disruptions on the busy stretch of Interstate 95, the main north-south artery on the East Coast. The closest bridge over the Thames River is about 11 miles to the north, creating a long detour. Eucalitto added that state Department of Transportation officials were considering whether converting the northbound bridge into two directions was feasible.
"I saw the smoke from a distance, thought it was something from underneath," he said. "As I got closer, I was like, ‘oh my goodness.’"Angelique Feliciano, 40, had accidentally taken a wrong turn and ended up on the bridge as the fire trucks arrived. Feliciano said she has seen numerous accidents in Groton but nothing like the incident Friday.
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