CT Trooper, Firefighter Struck at Crash Scene

Feb. 8, 2023
Cromwell Firefighter Jon Bicking was seriously injured while State Trooper William Atkins received minor injuries.

Details are still emerging about an incident Wednesday morning in which a state trooper and a firefighter were struck along a highway.

The two were taken to the hospital after the wreck on Route 9 in Cromwell, The Middletown Press reported.

"While on scene, a trooper and a firefighter were struck by another vehicle at approximately 7:46 a.m.," Connecticut State Police Sgt. Christine Jeltema told the media.

The extent of the injuries was not immediately known. 

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