Two Dead, Three Hospitalized in Crash on South Windsor-East Windsor Border

By Ted Glanzer

An unthinkable tragedy unfolded Saturday night when an SUV traveling at a high rate of speed near the South Windsor-East Windsor border careened out of control and struck some trees, killing two of the occupants and sending three others to area hospitals with serious injuries.

"We're trying to sort it out right now," South Windsor Police Chief Matthew Reed told Patch late Saturday.

Reed said police do not know the specific cause of the accident but an accident-reconstruction team has been called in to start an investigation.

That portion of Abbe Road is particularly hilly and speed was likely a factor, Reed said. He also did not specify the hospitals that are treating the three surviving victims, who were in their late teens to early 20s.

According to police, the SUV drove off the road near 497 Abbe Road in South Windsor around 8 p.m. before leaving the roadway and striking the trees, leaving a debris trail that ended in East Windsor. The Ambulance Service of Manchester had three paramedic ambulances on scene and a Life Star helicopter responded to airlift one of the injured.

South Windsor police, fire and ambulance all responded to the scene, as did East Windsor's Broad Brook Fire Department.

The names of victims have not been released by police at this time.

Check back with South Windsor Patch as more information becomes available.