Police: 1 killed in Branford Road crash

NORTH BRANFORD — A person was killed Tuesday evening in a crash on Branford Road, according to North Branford police.

North Branford officers, along with firefighters from North Branford and Branford, responded to a reported crash with injuries on Branford Road near its intersection with Valley Road around 6:22 p.m., officials said on Facebook.

“Emergency responders performed life saving measures by extricating one of the operators from a motor vehicle. The injured operators were transported to Yale New Haven Hospital with serious and life threatening injuries,” police said. “Unfortunately we are deeply saddened to report that even with the heroic work of our first responders one of the (operators) succumbed to their injuries at Yale New Haven Hospital.”

The deceased individual was not immediately identified.

Police asked any witnesses or people with information about the crash to call the department at 203-4842703.

“Our heart goes out to all those involved, especially the friends and family of the deceased,” police said.