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Jackknifed Tractor Trailer Closes I-84 West
Department of Transportation officials say lanes should reopen in approximately two hours; one eastbound lane was also closed due to an unrelated accident nearby.
A jackknifed tractor trailer truck has closed both westbound lanes of Interstate 84, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
The interstate is closed between exits 8 and 9, and DOT officials expect to reopen lanes within two hours or less, say reports.
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DOT's web site also reported a two-vehicle accident in the eastbound lane, between exits 8 and 9, at about 4 p.m.
A State Police official from Troop A in Southbury said no injuries have been reported and that the accident in the eastbound lane was "minor."
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