One person has died following a tractor trailer crash in Torrington earlier today.
It happened near the Greenwoods Road intersection.
Police say the truck hit several mailboxes and a stop sign.
The truck then hit a guard rail on Route 8 north between exits 45 and 46 and went down an embankment.
Route 8 northbound was closed for several hours.
Police say the trailer part of the truck fell on top of the tractor.
As a result, emergency crews couldn't get to the tractor.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.