[UPDATED at 7pm] Grandfather, Toddler Seriously Injured When Dump Truck and Car Collide

Updated at 7 p.m.

A New Haven man and his 2-year-old granddaughter sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries after the car they were driving collided head on with a dump truck loaded with stone along Foxon Road in East Haven early this afternoon, police said.

According to East Haven Police Deputy Chief John Mannion, at about 12:20 p.m this afternoon, East Haven Police and Fire Department members responded to a report of a "serious car vs. dump truck accident" in the area of 519 Foxon Road.

Mannion said the police department's accident investigation determined that a passenger car, operated by Juan Ortuno, 63, of 76 Terrace St. in New Haven, was traveling eastbound on Foxon Road (Route 80) "when it drifted left into the westbound lane."

"A dump truck, loaded with stone, was traveling westbound and its operator was unable to avoid the collision," Mannion said.

The driver of the truck was Henry Perez, 55, of 114 Newell Ave. in Bristol.

"The car struck the truck head on," Mannion said.

The deputy chief added that Ortuno and his granddaughter, Geovanna Alarcon, 2, — who was a passenger in the vehicle — were treated at the scene and then transported to Yale New Haven hospital for serious but not life threatening injuries. 

Perez was treated at St. Raphael’s hospital for neck pain.

"The car appears to be a total loss," Mannion said. "Both vehicles were towed from the scene."

He added that Ortuno was issued a ticket for failure to drive in the established lane.

Geovanna will turn 3 years old on Nov. 29.

Updated at 2 p.m. on Monday

The driver of the car and a 3-year-old passanger have reportedly been successfully removed from the vehicle by East Haven firefighters, and the two have been transported to an area emergency room.

The tractor trailer's driver was reportedly uninjuried but was also taken to the hospital.

Although the East Haven Fire Department has now cleared the area, police officers remain on the scene.

East Haven Patch will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

Original Story

A tractor trailer and automobile have collided at the intersection Foxon Road (Route 80) and Gay Street in East Haven.

At least one of the car's passengers is trapped in the vehicle.

And firefighters currently are working to extricate that person or persons from the automobile, an East Haven fire official told East Haven Patch.

Three ambulances have reportedly been requested at the scene.

East Haven Patch will provide updates on this story as additional information becomes available.