10-04-2025
Two people airlifted to hospital after head-on crash in Kent
Two elderly people were seriously injured and airlifted to the hospital after a head-on crash in Kent on Wednesday that injured several others.
The crash occurred on Route 7 about ½ a mile north of Bulls Bridge Road where a 2017 Infiniti QX50 was being driven south when it collided with a 2023 Hyundai Elantra headed in the opposite direction, according to Connecticut State Police.
Following the head-on crash, state police said five people in the Infiniti were taken to area hospitals. Two of them suffered serious injuries and were transported via Life Star.
One of them, an 81-year-old Danbury woman who was a passenger, was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, according to state police. The other, an 82-year-old New Fairfield man who was also a passenger, was taken to Hartford Hospital. The other three people in the vehicle suffered minor or possible injuries, according to state police.
The driver of the Elantra, a 32-year-old Bronx, New York woman, suffered a possible injury, state police said.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information has been asked to contact Trooper Domenic DiNunzio at 860-626-7900 or
