Route 6 in Westport was briefly shut down Tuesday night after three separate crashes happened within an hour of one another, according to police.

Westport Police Lt. Bryan McCarthy told 12 News Route 6 between Davis Road and Route 88 was closed for roughly three hours due to the crashes.

Several patients were brought to local hospitals with injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening, he added.

McCarthy said one of the crashes involved a semi-truck that started leaking diesel fuel, which took some time to clean up.

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