NORWICH, Conn. (WTNH)– I-395 has reopened in both directions after a jackknifed tractor trailer truck closed most of the highway in Norwich on Tuesday morning.
According to Connecticut State Police, 29-year-old Rianna McMahon was driving her car southbound on Interstate 395, when she lost control on the snow-covered roadway around 8:50 a.m. After losing control, Troopers said McMahon’s car crossed the center median, went through a guard rail, and collided with a tractor-trailer truck travelling northbound.
Shortly after 9:30 a.m., the Connecticut Department of Transportation reported that I-395 southbound was shut down between Exits 18 and 14 because of an accident involving a jackknifed tractor trailer truck.
#CTtraffic I395 S/B Exit 18 (Old Exit 83) closed for minor injury TT accident. Traffic being diverted off Exit 18. N/B has one lane open. Expect delays while vehicles are being removed. pic.twitter.com/YhEFAQZl47
– CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) January 30, 2018
The accident also closed part of I-395 northbound in Norwich between exits 14 and 18. By 12:30 p.m., State Police reported that all lanes had been reopened.
According to State Police, McMahon, and a 1-year-old child that was in her car, were taken to Backus Hospital. Troopers say McMahon sustained minor injuries. The child was not hurt.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, 63-year-old Marino Florez, or Norwalk, was not injured in the crash.
#CTtraffic: I395 x18-14 Norwich southbound closed, northbound one lane open for minor-injury crash. Traffic diverting off sb x18.
– CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) January 30, 2018
Interstate 395 was southbound was closed for 3.5 hours.
