WESTPORT — A 28-year-old Bridgeport man died after he was hit on the Merritt Parkway near Exit 42 on Saturday night, according to state police.
Around 10:40 p.m., state police said, troopers along with the local fire department and EMS responded to reports of a crash in the southbound lanes.
The accident report said Mateo Gaviria, the victim, got out of his car after he “collided against the concrete barrier in the median” that caused his car stop in the left lane while he was traveling southbound.
Another vehicle struck the rear of Gaviria’s car and hit Gaviria after the crash, according to the accident report. Troopers attempted to save Gaviria but he was pronounced dead shortly after, the report said.
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The driver and passenger inside the car that hit Gaviria were transported to a nearby hospital for non-life threatening injuries, the report said.
The north and southbound lanes were closed while first responders were on scene but have since reopened, police said.
State police said the crash investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information on the fatal crash is asked to contact Trooper Rodriguez #828 at [email protected].
