One dead in Coventry crash

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(Coventry, Conn./WTIC) - Coventry police are investigating an early morning crash in town that left one person dead.

Around 4:00 this morning, officers say they were called to a single vehicle crash on Route 44 near Silver Street.

They say the vehicle was headed eastbound, crossed the center line, and came to rest near a tree.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

A front seat passenger was transported to Hartford Hospital suffering non life-threatening injuries.

Names of those involved haven't been released.

Anyone who has information or who may have witnessed the crash is asked to get in touch with Coventry police.

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