State Police are investigating after a driver died while trying to flee the scene of an accident on Route 15 Saturday afternoon.
According to state police, a car struck a motorcyclist and then drove away.
The incident happened just before 5:00 p.m.
As the driver fled from the accident, the vehicle crashed down an embankment. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, said state police.
The right lane on Route 15 Northbound between exits 62 and 63 in North Haven is closed as troopers investigate.
There is no word on the condition of the motorcyclist.
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