Traffic & Transit

Hartford Highway Crash Quickly Cleared: Update

The accident Thursday afternoon had closed a lane.

A crash has snarled traffic in Hartford.
A crash has snarled traffic in Hartford. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

HARTFORD, CT — Interstate 84 traffic was slightly impacted Thursday afternoon after a motor vehicle accident closed a lane, but that wreck has now been cleared, state Department of Transportation officials said.

According to the DOT, the crash happened on I-84 east between exits 51 and 52, resulting in the left lane being closed.

The crash was reported at 1:49 p.m., but by 1:59 p.m., it was declared "cleared" by the DOT, according to its Twitter feed.

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