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Driver Rescued From Flipped Car After Crash On Busy Westchester Road Driver Rescued From Flipped Car After Crash On Busy Westchester Road
Driver Rescued From Flipped Car After Crash On Busy Westchester Road A driver was pulled from their flipped vehicle after a crash on a busy main route in Westchester. The incident happened on Friday, May 24 around 6:30 p.m. on Boston Post Road (Route 1) in the area of Playland Parkway in the city of Rye, officials said. According to city officials, Rye firefighters arrived at the scene within minutes and found that a vehicle had flipped on its side with a driver stuck inside. Crews then worked to stabilize the car before using extrication tools to free the victim inside. The driver was then put into the care of EMS crews, officials said. The extent of their…

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by Ben Crnic
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2 Injured In 2-Car Crash On Parkway In Westchester 2 Injured In 2-Car Crash On Parkway In Westchester
2 Injured In 2-Car Crash On Parkway In Westchester Two people were injured in a collision on a busy parkway in Westchester, including one victim who had to be extricated from their damaged vehicle.  The incident happened on Friday, March 15 at around 2 p.m., when two vehicles collided on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Hartsdale, according to the Hartsdale Fire Department.  Arriving crews worked to stabilize the two vehicles and extricated one person from a damaged car.  The cause of the crash and the extent of the injuries were not detailed by the department.

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
2 Trapped Occupants Rescued From Crashed Car On I-287 In Westchester 2 Trapped Occupants Rescued From Crashed Car On I-287 In Westchester
2 Trapped Occupants Rescued From Crashed Car On I-287 In Westchester Two people were hospitalized after becoming trapped inside a flipped car following a crash on Interstate 287 in Westchester.  The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 20 around 1:45 a.m., when emergency crews were sent to a crash on I-287 in Purchase in the area of mile marker 9.0, according to the Purchase Fire Department.  While on the way to the crash, state police confirmed that the response would require extricating the car's two occupants. Crews then arrived at the scene and found a vehicle flipped on its side on the right shoulder of the roadway.  Firefighters then began…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Two Seriously Injured In Multi-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Two Seriously Injured In Multi-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
Two Seriously Injured In Multi-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash Two people were seriously injured during a multiple-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester that shut down Route 100.  The crash took place around 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 20, on Route 100 in Twin Knolls in Somers. Somers Fire/EMS responded to the crash and found a four-vehicle crash with numerous patients and heavy damage to two of the vehicles, the department said. Two serious patients were found in one car that required extrication.  Upon the arrival of Rescue 20 Somers, members quickly began working on the extrication and had it completed in short order.  All of the pati…

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by Kathy Reakes