Overview

• Two tractor-trailers collided on Connecticut's Interstate 84 near the Ashford-Union town line around 2 a.m., resulting in one death.
• The collision caused both vehicles to veer off the road and land in a roadside pond, raising environmental contamination concerns.
• State police, along with environmental and consumer protection officials, responded to the scene to assess the situation.
• The crash led to the closure of Interstate 84 eastbound for several hours, with only the left lane reopening by the afternoon.
• This incident marks the third deadly tractor-trailer crash on a Connecticut highway in just over a month.