GROTON — A one-vehicle crash early Monday morning on Fishtown Road resulted in serious injuries and trapped four occupants, prompting a multi-agency emergency response.
The Groton Police Department received an iPhone Crash Detection call at approximately 1:21 a.m., followed by 911 calls reporting the accident near Little Gull Lane.
Officers who arrived on the scene found a 2012 Toyota 4runner that had veered off the road into the woods.
Emergency personnel from multiple departments, including the Mystic Fire Department, Old Mystic Fire Department Heavy Rescue, Noank Fire Department, Groton Ambulance Association, Mystic River Ambulance, North Stonington Ambulance, L&M Paramedics, and Mohegan Tribe Paramedics, worked together to extricate the vehicle’s four occupants.
All were transported to L&M Hospital in critical condition.
Preliminary investigations suggest the Toyota 4runner was headed northbound on Fishtown Road, just south of Mystic River Magnet School, when it crossed the southbound lane and struck a tree.
The Southeastern Connecticut Regional Traffic Unit, comprising officers from Groton, Stonington, and Ledyard police departments, along with members of the Groton Police Department Criminal Investigation Division, are assisting in the ongoing investigation.
Fishtown Road was closed for several hours as authorities examined the scene.
The Groton Police Department urges anyone who witnessed the crash or has relevant information to call 860-441-6712.
