Person dies under tree in Mansfield
October 29, 2012 10:00 pm
• Last Updated: October 31, 2012 12:43 am
Mansfield - State police say one person has died in Mansfield after being hit by a falling tree as Superstorm Sandy ravaged Connecticut.
Trooper Anthony Gordon says the accident happened Monday afternoon and was storm-related, but he had no other details.
WFSB-TV reported the person became pinned under the tree on West Highland Road.
Police were also investigating a report that a firefighter was injured in Easton Monday when a tree limb struck the truck he was in. The extent of those injuries was not immediately known.
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