NORWALK, CT - The Norwalk Fire Department responded to the Merritt Parkway on the morning of April 14th for a single-car accident at 4:19 A.M.

A Honda Civic sedan traveling northbound between Exits 40 and 41 left the roadway, struck a large rock, rolled and landed upright in the right travel lane. The lone female occupant had to be extricated from the vehicle using several hydraulic tools. The driver was then transported to Norwalk Hospital by paramedics with life-threatening injuries.

State Police closed the Parkway northbound, diverting traffic off Parkway at Exit 40, Main Avenue in Norwalk, as they investigated the accident.