Route 8 South between exits 9 and 7 in Shelton is closed due to a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. State police say the accident happened at 5:30 a.m., and serious injuries are reported with at least one person sent to the hospital.

Serious injuries were sustained and at least one person was transported to the hospital following a car versus pedestrian crash on Route 8 Southbound on Sunday morning, according to Connecticut

Serious injuries reported after a crash on Route 8 in Shelton on Sunday morning. According to Connecticut State Police, at around 5:30 a.m. troopers were deployed to the area of Route 8 South near Exit 9 for a report of a car crash that involved a pedestrian.

Connecticut State Police said the pedestrian was struck in the area of exit 9 on Route 8 south around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday.