NORWALK, CT - The Norwalk Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident that involved a passenger car vs. a multiple-residential building at 18 North Taylor Avenue just after 5:00 pm on the evening of Tuesday, October 1st.

The driver was extricated by Fire and EMS personnel simultaneously while additional firefighters and police officers searched the building for trapped occupants. Members forced their way through debris and the damaged structure, and located a disoriented victim whom appeared to be in shock. Both victims were transported to Norwalk Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Firefighters temporarily shored up the building to the satisfaction of the Chief Building Official, as several structural columns were destroyed in the collision.

One of the four condo units was posted Unfit for Occupancy by the Building Department, displacing three residents. An Engine, Ladder, Rescue and Command staff responded with a total of 13 firefighters. The Norwalk Police Department is investigating the accident.