Waterford - A passenger was killed and the driver seriously injured when the car they were in crashed into a tree and a guardrail along Route 85 Monday afternoon.The two men, whom officials did not identify, were traveling north in the area of Lake Konomoc at about 3:45 p.m. when the car went off the roadway and struck a guardrail and then a tree before crashing into the fence protecting the reservoir.

The two men, whom officials did not identify, were traveling north in the area of Lake Konomoc at about 3:45 p.m. when the car went off the roadway and struck a guardrail and then a tree before crashing into the fence protecting the reservoir.The passenger was taken to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital and later pronounced dead. The driver was flown by Life Star helicopter to Hartford Hospital.

The passenger was taken to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital and later pronounced dead. The driver was flown by Life Star helicopter to Hartford Hospital. Both victims were trapped in the car, and it took emergency personnel 20 minutes to cut away the doors of the car, the roof and part of the fencing in their effort to free the men from the wreckage. The road was closed for nearly three hours.

Both victims were trapped in the car, and it took emergency personnel 20 minutes to cut away the doors of the car, the roof and part of the fencing in their effort to free the men from the wreckage. The road was closed for nearly three hours.Emergency crews from Cohanzie, Quaker Hill and Oswegatchie fire companies in Waterford and Chesterfield Fire Company in Montville responded to the scene.

Emergency crews from Cohanzie, Quaker Hill and Oswegatchie fire companies in Waterford and Chesterfield Fire Company in Montville responded to the scene.Waterford police are investigating the crash.

Waterford police are investigating the crash.