
Six people were seriously injured in a rollover crash on Route 72 in New Britain on Thursday.
State troopers responded to a report of the crash at 7:47 p.m. on Route 72 West in the area of Exit 2, according to Connecticut State Police.
Troopers found that a 25-year-old Waterbury woman, driving a 2016 BMW X1, lost control of the vehicle and entered the left shoulder where she struck a metal beam guardrail. State police said the vehicle then rolled over and came to rest in the grass median.
The driver and her five passengers suffered serious, possibly life-threatening injuries, according to state police.
The passengers included an 18-year-old Naugatuck woman and four Waterbury residents, state police said. They were identified as a 24-year-old woman, a 22-year-old man, a 20-year-old woman and a 39-year-old woman.
The victims were taken in ambulances to area hospitals.
The crash remains under investigation.
Any witnesses or drivers in the area with dashboard camera footage have been asked to contact Trooper Kaitlyn DeMaio at 860-534-1098 or kaitlyn.demaio@ct.gov.