Upate 1:30pm: Greenwich Police provided an update to the information on the incident on Hillside Rd and Fairfield Rd. They said they originally responded to a report of a car collision with a youth on a bicycle.
“Upon arrival it was determined that a 14-year-old male was riding a bicycle along or on Fairfield Rd and may have been attempting to cross the roadway to turn onto Hillside Rd when he collided with a vehicle that was also traveling on Fairfield Rd and turning onto Hillside Rd,” Lt Smyth said in his email to media, adding, “The youth struck his head against the front windshield of the vehicle and was apparently not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.”
Smyth said the boy was conscious but disorientated upon police arrival and was then transported to Stamford Hospital for evaluation and treatment.
The Greenwich Police Traffic Section responded to investigate the collision and the roadway was closed for approximately 2 hours.
The operator of the vehicle was on scene when Police arrived and was cooperating with their investigation. There were no reported injuries from the operator or any of the passengers of the vehicle.
The police investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been issued at this time.
Original story: On Tuesday morning there was a crash around 8:00am that resulted in police closing Fairfield Rd to traffic.
Lt Patrick Smyth from Greenwich Police said police were conducting an investigation into the motor vehicle crash investigation.
“Due to a Motor Vehicle Crash the area of Hillside Rd and Fairfield Rd will be closed while the Greenwich Police conduct an investigation,” Smyth said, adding that more information will be released regarding this investigation later.
Police at the intersection of Fairfield Rd and Old Church were directing traffic to Old Church Rd.
Traffic around 9:00 was backed up southbound on Old Church Rd from GCDS to Rte 1.
On Facebook, police posted, “Fairfield Road at Hillside Rd will be closed for an extended period of time due to a motor vehicle accident. School busses are being rerouted due to the closure.”
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
Traffic around 9:00am was backed up on Old Church Rd southbound from GCDS to Rte 1. Oct 22, 2024 Photo: Leslie Yager