NAUGATUCK, Conn. — Connecticut State Police said a pickup truck collided with two pedestrians on Route 8 South in Naugatuck Thursday, resulting in one person dead and another person injured.
State police said the crash happened near Exit 26 around 1:55 p.m. A Mercedes-Benz was stopped in the right shoulder of the road, south of the Exit 26 off-ramp, following a unrelated collision that had previously occurred.
A Ford F450 was traveling in the left lane on Route 8, approaching the scene of the crash, when the driver lost of control and “entered into a rotation,” state police said. The Ford collided with the concrete traffic barrier in the median, along with two people and the Mercedes-Benz.
One of the two people struck in the collision, identified as Jimmy Bedard, 45, of Wolcott, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Naugatuck Ambulance brought the other person hit, a 46-year-old woman, to Waterbury Hospital for minor injuries.
State police are asking any witnesses or drivers with dash camera footage to contact Trooper Miko #1353, at Troop I, at 203-393-4200 or email Patrick.Miko@ct.gov.
Sean Humphrey is a digital content producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at shumphrey@fox61.com.