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I-95 reopens in Greenwich, Connecticut after crash involving tractor-trailer, fire truck

Tractor-trailer accident backs up traffic on I-95 in Greenwich, Conn.
Tractor-trailer accident backs up traffic on I-95 in Greenwich, Conn. 01:02

GREENWICH, CONN. -- I-95 has reopened in Greenwich, Connecticut after a tractor-trailer crash backed up the early morning commute. 

Southbound lanes were closed overnight at exit 5 and reopened around 8 a.m.

Traffic was delayed past Stamford, and northbound traffic stretched to the New York state line. 

I-95 accident today in Greenwich, CT

The crash happened around midnight, and crews spent several hours on the scene.

Investigators said a tractor-trailer rear-ended a fire truck that was responding to another crash.

"This morning, while operating at an accident on I 95, engine 1 was struck by a tractor trailer causing a secondary multi vehicle accident resulting in the extrication and transport of multiple patients," the Greenwich Fire Department wrote on social media

Three people were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

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