1/9/09 BREAKING NEWS: I-95 Shutdown Due To Accident - Box truck collides with bus (Updated)

UPDATE:


Scene of an accident just over the Byram River Bridge on I-95 on the Connecticut-New York state line. The northbound side of the highway was closed for nearly two hours. (Bob Luckey Jr./Greenwich Time photo)





BREAKING NEWS:


I-95 northbound shut down near NY state line - Greenwich Time


Posted: 01/09/2009 11:30:33 AM EST


Interstate 95 northbound is shut down at the New York-Connecticut state border after a box truck collided with a bus near Exit 2, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

A separate three-car accident near Exit 2 in Greenwich had shut down the left and center lanes of southbound traffic, but has since been cleared. Southbound traffic is still moving slowly and is backed up over a mile.

There is no information on possible injuries.

The first accident occurred at 11:09 a.m. and the second was reported at 11:26 a.m. No further information was immediately available,according to the DOT.

The accident will take one to two hours to clear, according to the DOT's estimate.

MORE FROM THE GREENWICH POST:

Traffic on Interstate 95 - Greenwich Post

Written by Kristan Zimmer
Friday, January 09, 2009 12:19

Traffic alert

An accident involving a box truck and a bus on Interstate 95 this morning has caused traffic delays from Exit 2 to the state line.

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UPDATE:

2:08 PM

Accident cleared from I-95 -Greenwich Time

Staff Reports
Posted: 01/09/2009 01:02:32 PM EST

Interstate 95 northbound has been reopened at the New York-Connecticut state border after a after a tractor trailer crashed into the median barrier.

One person was taken to Stamford Hospital with minor injuries following the accident near Exit 2 in Byram.

A separate three-car accident near Exit 2 in Greenwich had shut down the left and center lanes of southbound traffic, but has since been cleared. Traffic is still moving slowly in both directions.
The first accident occurred at 11:09 a.m. and the second was reported at 11:26 a.m. No further information was immediately available,according to the DOT.

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