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NEW HAVEN, CT — Two people are dead after being involved in a single vehicle crash, police said Sunday.
At 2:50 a.m. Sunday, police responded to the 500 block of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, between Adeline Street and Printer’s Lane, on a report of a car accident in which a vehicle struck a tree and caught fire, police said.
New Haven firefighters extinguished the blaze. Once the fire was put out, firefighters discovered a body in the rear seat of the car, police said.
A short time later, Yale-New Haven Hospital notified police that another person was taken to the emergency department via a private car and appeared to have been involved in the same crash, police said.
The victim, a 40-year-old man, also died as a result of his injuries, police added. At this time, it appears only one car was involved in the crash, police added. The identities of both people are being withheld onto the families are notified, police said.
Police ask anyone with information to call detectives at 203-946-6304 or leave an anonymous tip at 866-888-8477.
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