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Six Hospitalized, Including Two Children, In I-95 Pileup

A seven-car accident on Interstate 95 in Connecticut injured six people including two children and one man from Rye, and one from Oakland, N.J. 

Connecticut State Police released details of a seven-car accident on I-95 east of New Haven that injured nine people including two from Rye and one from Oakland, N.J., on Monday.

Connecticut State Police released details of a seven-car accident on I-95 east of New Haven that injured nine people including two from Rye and one from Oakland, N.J., on Monday.

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Hospitalized were Rye residents Peter Thomas, 40, his 12-year-old daughter Anabelle Thomas and 12-year-old Reilly Traynor, also of Rye. Traynor was listed in critical condition. 

Anabelle Thomas and Traynor were taken to Yale-New Haven Hospital.

The accident, which occurred about 1:20 p.m. on Monday on I-95 in Branford, Conn., tied up traffic on the major interstate highway for hours.

According to a Connecticut State Police news release, the accident, which occurred on southbound Interstate 95 between exits 54 and 53, was caused by a box truck which failed to come to a stop after cars in front of the truck began to slow down. 

Hospital officials told the New Haven Register four adults and two children were being treated at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

The other injured adults were: Jesse Delucca, 37, a native of Oradell, N.J., now living in Oakland, N.J.; Emma Godi, 18, of Chester, Conn.; and James Ryan, 65, of Warwick, R.I. 

Firefighters from Branford and East Haven fire departments responded to the accident and worked to free the victims from their vehicles.

The multiple-car pileup caused traffic to back up for nearly four miles Monday.

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