We ve just received awful news from the Connecticut State Police - Troop A about a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred on I-84 in Southbury.
According to the report, two people were struck by a vehicle, and it unfortunately took the life of a local Wolcott resident. The accident happened yesterday, Thursday February 18 at 5:52 PM. Initially, two vehicles were involved in a motor vehicle accident on I-84 Westbound just prior to the exit 15 off-ramp in Southbury. The two people that were involved in the initial accident, Cynthia Geary Northrop, of Georges Hill Rd in Southbury and Michael Canby, of Spindle Hill Rd in Wolcott, were standing outside of their vehicles. Northrop s 2010 Nissan Sentra was disabled in the left lane of the highway from the initial accident.
UpdatedFri, Feb 19, 2021 at 3:55 pm ET
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Michael Canby, 36, of Walcott, was killed in the crash and Cynthia Northrop, 72, of Southbury, was seriously injured. (Shutterstock)
SOUTHBURY, CT A 36-year-old Wolcott man was killed and a 72-year-old Southbury woman was seriously injured Thursday evening when they were struck by a vehicle on Interstate 84 near Exit 15 in Southbury, according to Connecticut State Police.
Michael Canby and Cynthia Northrop were standing on the side of I-84 westbound after their vehicles were involved in a crash, police said. Just before 6 p.m., a third vehicle, driven by 37-year-old Manuel Melendez, of Waterbury, struck the driver s side of Northrop s vehicle, causing it to hit Northrop.
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