File photo: Connecticut State Police vehicles. Authorities have shut down a section of the Merritt Parkway in Westport Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, after a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle, the state Department of Transportation said.
WESTPORT — The southbound side of the Merritt Parkway is closed in Westport early Monday after a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle, according to state officials.
The state Department of Transportation's traffic monitoring site showed the southbound lanes of the Merritt Parkway were closed between exits 27 and 21 for a crash. 
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The agency said the incident was first reported at 4:20 a.m. 
No information on injuries was immediately available.
Southbound traffic was stopped up to around exit 27, the DOT's traffic site showed.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Peter Yankowski is a breaking news reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media Group. He was previously a reporter for the Danbury News-Times and the Ridgefield Press.
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