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One person died in a crash in the Interstate 95 southbound rest stop in Fairfield Wednesday night, according to a report by the Hartford Courant.

The state Department of Transportation says the entrance to the rest stop is closed as state police investigate the crash, which happened around 11:15 p.m.

The DOT says it could be until early morning before the rest stop is re-opened.

According to police radio transmissions, the crash involved a car and a parked tractor-trailer. It was not immediately clear if anyone else was injured.

The rest stop is located near exit 22.

A truck driver was killed in a crash on the northbound side of the highway while he was parked in the rest stop on Dec. 1. He was sleeping in the truck’s cabin when a car went airborne and smashed into the tractor-trailer.

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Metro-North said the Danbury Branch line is experiencing delays Wednesday night of up to 60 minutes due to an earlier disabled train.

The railroad said to listen to announcements at stations for updates. The MTA announced the delays around 10:20 p.m., and didn’t say how long it would take for service to return to normal.

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The state DOT says two lanes are closed on Interstate 95 in Stamford between exits 6 and 7 northbound because of a rollover crash.

Only the left lane is open.

It was not immediately known if anyone was hurt in the crash. Two ambulances were dispatched to the scene, along with state police and Stamford fire.

The accident is causing delays from the New York state line to exit 6, the DOT says.

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Route 25 was closed in both directions as of 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, near the scene of an accident in which a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and died of his injuries, according to police.

The accident happened near the Sand Hill Plaza shopping center.

The victim was an 18-year old man whose name has not been released, Newtown Police Sgt. Doug Wisentaner said.

Updates here: http://www.newstimes.com/policereports/article/Pedestrian-killed-on-Route-25-in-Newtown-4075126.php#ixzz2DZPJ1Y4a

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A 3-vehicle crash on the Merritt Parkway northbound between exits 44 and 46 closed the right lane of the roadway for a little more than a half hour Monday.

The crash happened around 2:35 p.m., and it is was cleared around 3:05 p.m.

It was not immediately known if anyone was injured in the crash.

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The state DOT says I-84 Eastbound remains closed between Exits 16 and 17 because of a fatal accident that involved a tractor-trailer and several cars.

The highway is congested between exits 11 and 17, about a 14-mile stretch of the highway. State officials say they hope to open at least one lane by 9:30 or 10 p.m. The accident happened around 4:30 p.m.

Info on the crash can be found here.

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During his morning briefing with the media Monday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he will order highways shut down across the state when winds reach 45 mph as Hurricane Sandy enters the state.

UPDATE: At 11 a.m. trucks will be prohibited on limited-access highways.

At 1 p.m., state highways will be closed.

Essentially, Malloy said, the state doesn’t have enough resources to close all on-ramps and keep all cars off the roads, but those who do go on the highways will be doing so at their own risk.

Malloy said trucks will be stopped if they try and enter highways.

Nearby states, like New Jersey and New York, are also planning a truck ban and Malloy has said the states will work together to make sure one state doesn’t have to find a place for all the trucks and truckers during the storm.

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The 5:44 train from Grand Central Terminal to New Haven broke down Tuesday night in Norwalk, according to a commuter on the train.

Metro-North didn’t report any service changes, but other commuters on Twitter said they were stuck behind the disabled train.

The train’s passengers had to be moved onto a second train that was brought alongside it, according to the commuter, Robert Foley. He said the two trains weren’t the same model, so they didn’t align properly, and passengers could only exit from certain doors, delaying the process.

The train began moving again around 7:45 p.m.

Foley said he was told by Metro-North employees that the train broke down because the engine overheated. He said he was on a train yesterday that had the same issue.

A Metro-North spokesperson couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.