UPDATED: Route 161 reopens after crash in East Lyme
September 01, 2015 12:00 am
• Last Updated: September 01, 2015 10:15 pm
East Lyme — Route 161 in East Lyme was closed for more than two hours this afternoon because of a motor vehicle accident involving a motorcycle.
The accident was reported at 2:55 p.m. in the area of Old Society Road, according to the state Department of Transportation.
Further details of the crash were not immediately available from state police.
The roadway was reopened about 5:15 p.m.
The crash and road closure delayed buses leaving East Lyme elementary schools by about a half an hour.
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