Route 12 northbound shut down temporarily following two-car MVC Wednesday
NORWICH – Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 23, the Norwich Emergency Response team toned over the scanner regarding a two-car motor vehicle accident on Route 12 heading out of The City of Norwich.
The accident did involve a vehicle driven by one male who was accompanied by one female as his passenger, both requiring medical attention.
At this time the identities of these two has not been released.
According to City of Norwich Fire Chief Tracy Chawgo the State DOT workers had parked their vehicle alongside the road on Route 12 and were working to dig out the trenches when their vehicle was struck.
“Vehicle was heading north bound on Route 12, the driver had some sort of medical event and veered off into the work zone and hit the State DOT Truck corner to corner,” said Chawgo. “The passenger tried to arouse him, and she couldn’t and then they hit the truck.”
The male victim was identified over the scanner as being in critical condition. It should be noted that a Life Net Helicopter was radioed and did land in the road ready for transport.
“They’re going to be transporting one patient to Wilson Hospital, and we already transported the other patient to Wilson by ambulance,” said Chawgo. “He (male patient) has serious injuries, and the female victims aren’t as serious, but they’re serious enough that she needs to go to the Trauma center.”
It should be noted that none of the DOT State workers were inside their vehicle at the time of the accident and therefore were not injured as a result.
At the time of the accident, due to the accident happening between Country Club Road and Meads Pond, all traffic was diverted from Route 12 heading northbound as it was closed down temporarily as teams attempted to clean the area of debris.
As of press time on Thursday March 24, there has been no update to the medical condition of the two victims.
The accident did involve a vehicle driven by one male who was accompanied by one female as his passenger, both requiring medical attention.
At this time the identities of these two has not been released.
According to City of Norwich Fire Chief Tracy Chawgo the State DOT workers had parked their vehicle alongside the road on Route 12 and were working to dig out the trenches when their vehicle was struck.
“Vehicle was heading north bound on Route 12, the driver had some sort of medical event and veered off into the work zone and hit the State DOT Truck corner to corner,” said Chawgo. “The passenger tried to arouse him, and she couldn’t and then they hit the truck.”
The male victim was identified over the scanner as being in critical condition. It should be noted that a Life Net Helicopter was radioed and did land in the road ready for transport.
“They’re going to be transporting one patient to Wilson Hospital, and we already transported the other patient to Wilson by ambulance,” said Chawgo. “He (male patient) has serious injuries, and the female victims aren’t as serious, but they’re serious enough that she needs to go to the Trauma center.”
It should be noted that none of the DOT State workers were inside their vehicle at the time of the accident and therefore were not injured as a result.
At the time of the accident, due to the accident happening between Country Club Road and Meads Pond, all traffic was diverted from Route 12 heading northbound as it was closed down temporarily as teams attempted to clean the area of debris.
As of press time on Thursday March 24, there has been no update to the medical condition of the two victims.
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