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November 1, 2014
The Norwalk Fire Department responded to an accident at the corner of Fairfield Ave. and Flax Hill Rd. in the South Norwalk section of the city. At 2:21 pm Norwalk combined dispatch received multiple calls of an accident involving a dump truck and three other vehicles. Police and Fire departments arrived on scene in less than 2 minutes and found a small box truck on its side that had a Chevy Malibu pinned against a telephone pole, a dump truck and a Norwalk Taxi cab. The Taxi received rear end damage and the dump truck had front end damage. One male had to be extricated from the Malibu by Fire personnel using hydraulic tools (“jaws of life”). The roof was removed from the car to allow medical personnel access to the driver. Six people were transported to Norwalk Hospital by ambulance none of the injuries appeared to be life threatening at this time. All four vehicles had to be towed from the scene. The accident is under investigation by the Norwalk Police Department at this time.
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Deputy Chief Chris King
Norwalk Fire Department
121 Connecicut Ave.
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