![]() The state's largest bridge, built in 1973, carries 60,000 vehicles each day between Groton and New London, DOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said. The governor said flames were following the oil that was running down drain pipes off the bridge into the Thames River below. "My heart goes out to the family of the truck driver," Lamont said. State police said the truck overturned in the collision. Ned Lamont said during a news conference later in the day near the bridge. The crash caused the truck to spill about 2,200 gallons of oil, immediately igniting with thick, billowing smoke that could be seen for miles, Gov. It came to a stop in the right acceleration lane of the bridge and was hit from behind by the oil truck around 11:17 a.m., state police said. One of the Toyota's tires failed as the car neared the Gold Star Bridge on Interstate 95 South on Friday morning, according to state police. Both were transported to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London. ![]() ![]() Two other people, a 58-year-old New London man driving a 2006 Toyota Avalon and his passenger, a 35-year-old Groton woman, sustained what are believed to be minor injuries, state police said. The truck driver was identified Friday night as Wallace Joseph Fauquet III, 42, of Deer Ridge Road in Stonington, according to state police. "There'll still be some lane restrictions, but for the most part, the bridge will be open to full traffic in the next couple of hours," he said. The pedestrian crossing, the shoulder and the acceleration lane will remain closed for the foreseeable future, he said.
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