Crash leaves one dead in Winchester

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(Winchester, Conn./WTIC) - One person is dead and another in the hospital following a crash Monday night in Winchester.

Police say they were dispatched to Route 263 near the Goshen town line for a serioius crash after 7:30 p.m.

One of the occupants was trapped beneath the vehicle, a 2006 Nissan Sentra.

Investigators say the car veered off the left side of the road, hit a stone and then rolled over.

The driver, 21-year-old Tyler Brazil of Norwalk, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger, 25-year-old Alec Cleveland, was airlifted to Hartford Hospital.  His injuries are said to be non life-threatening.

State Police are assisting in the investigation.