4 UConn students injured in separate sledding collisions

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Storrs, Conn./WTIC Radio - Two separate sledding accidents sent a total of four UConn students to the hospital on Tuesday.

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The university said just before 5:00 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a report of two students injured in a collision on Horsebarn Hill.

It was while those students were being treated that first responders were notified of a second collsion nearby involving two other students.

The injuries aren't considered life-threatening, according to UConn, consisting mainly of head, back and neck pain.

Three of the injured students were transported to Windham Hospital for treatment.

A fourth student was taken to Hartford Hospital.

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