Car Rolls Over, Goes Down Embankment On I-84 In Danbury

The accident involved a car rolling over the center median and going down an embankment, according to Connecticut State Police. The crash scene was deep in brush off the highway, near the river.

A car rolled down an embankment off Exit 7 of I-84 eastbound in Danbury on Wednesday morning.
Photo Credit: *Connecticut State Police*

First responders head for a car that rolled down an embankment off Exit 7 of I-84 eastbound in Danbury on Wednesday morning.
Photo Credit: *Connecticut State Police*

Traffic is jammed on I-84 after a car rolled down an embankment off Exit 7 eastbound in Danbury on Wednesday morning.
Photo Credit: *Connecticut State Police*

A crew on a wrecker works to remove a car that rolled down an embankment off Exit 7 eastbound in Danbury on Wednesday morning.
Photo Credit: *Department of Transportation*

Karen Tensa

11/29/2017 9:36 a.m.

UPDATED: DANBURY, Conn. — A car crash caused big traffic delays between Exits 7 and 8 on eastbound I-84 in Danbury on Wednesday morning, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The crash was reported at about 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, and the lane was closed with traffic tie-ups in the area for several hours, DOT said.

Only minor injuries were reported in the one-car crash, state police said. DOT and the Danbury Fire Department were on the scene.

All lanes had reopened by late Wednesday morning, and the crash scene was cleared by a wrecker.

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