A student was killed after being struck by a UConn Fire Department vehicle early Sunday morning, state police said.
Trooper Kelly Grant identified the victim as Jeffny Pally,
19, of
Grant said the female victim was seated with her back
against the exterior door to Bay 7 at the UConn Fire Department. At 1:13 a.m.
the department was called to a scene at 100
Grant said Pally fell back when the door was lifted and was fatally struck by the fire truck when it left the driveway to respond to the scene.
UConn Police responded to the scene but by request of the State's Attorney Office and UConn officials, Troop C and the State Police Crash Analysis Reconstruction Squad will handle the investigation.
Barrow has been placed on an administrative duty position as the investigation continues, Grant said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Trooper Mark DiCocco at 203-630-8079 or at mark.dicocco@ct.gov
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Officials said a
Jeffny Pally, 19, of
Officials said Pally was seated on the ground with her back against the door of the fire station bay.
The student fell backwards onto the ground when the door opened.
A fire vehicle then exited the bay, driving over Pally.
State police and the
State police said the accident happened at the UConn Fire Department Public Safety complex on the Storrs campus.
State police said Jeffny Pally, 19, of
At the request of the State’s Attorney Office and the UConn police chief, troopers from Troop C-Mansfield and the Connecticut State Police Crash Analysis Reconstruction Squad (CARS) responded to the scene and assumed the investigation.
Check back for further details as they develop.
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A UConn student has died after being struck by a university fire department vehicle early Sunday morning.
According to state police, a student was struck by a UConn
Fire Department vehicle on the