1 taken to hospital after bleachers collapse at Cromwell High School
CROMWELL, Conn. (WTNH) — One person was taken to the hospital after bleachers collapsed at a baseball game Monday night at Cromwell High School, according to the school district.
Injuries reported after crash in Cromwell
Cromwell was hosting Valley Regional/Westbrook on Monday.
The superintendent said that the bleachers upended while spectators were sitting on them. She said that the bleachers will not be used until they are deemed safe and that this was an 'unlikely and unfortunate' incident.
Additional details were not immediately available. Check back to News 8 for more updates.
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