State police are investigating a crash on Route 8 in Shelton that sent one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Tuesday afternoon.
A three-car crash was reported about 3:15 p.m. according to preliminary information from Trooper Kelly Grant, a public information officer with the state police.
The crash was first reported on Route 8 north, near exit 12.
A second, minor crash was reported a short time later.
An accident reconstruction team was on site as of 6:30 p.m. Major delays were reported on Route 8 north approaching the accident, with one lane of the highway open.
A badly-damaged SUV could be seen in the grassy median.
The initial reports indicated a child suffered serious injuries and that eight people total from both crashes were taken to the hospital.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
Update, Route 8, Shelton, near exit 12 4:08 p.m. Unfortunately, this sounded like an accident with at least one…
Posted by Valley Independent Sentinel on Tuesday, August 18, 2015
