A toddler was pronounced deceased at the hospital after a three-vehicle collision on the Berlin Turnpike Saturday afternoon, according to the Berlin Police Department. First responders from the Berlin Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to the crash where they encountered “multiple injured parties.

BERLIN, CT (WFSB) – A car accident on the Berlin Turnpike on Saturday afternoon resulted in the death of a 1-year-old child. Emergency responders arrived at the scene of the collision, which occurred at the intersection of Route 5 and North Colony Road, involving three vehicles.

A crash near North Colony Road closed Route 15 in Berlin Saturday afternoon, according to State Police. At least two vehicles were involved in the accident. There has been no word on injuries to the drivers or if there were passengers in either car.

Berlin police said the one-year-old was transported to CT Children's Medical Center where they were pronounced dead following the crash Saturday afternoon.

Update: Police have identified the 1-year-old who died as Ella Salgado. Two adults and two other children in the same vehicle were injured and are recovering. A 1-year-old child was killed and several other people were injured in a crash on the Berlin Turnpike on Saturday afternoon.