The collision took place in Orange County on I-84 around 6:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in Montgomery.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a tractor-trailer struck the rear of a 2018 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by a 30-year-old Orange County resident from the town of Monroe, pushing that vehicle into the rear of another tractor-trailer, state police said.
The woman was entrapped in her vehicle and was extracted by the town of Montgomery Fire, EMS, and paramedics.
She was flown by Medi-Vac to Westchester Medical Center in critical condition.
The driver of the first tractor-trailer was operated by a 30-year-old man from Fayetteville, Texas.
The second truck was driven by a 55-year-old man from Owego, New York in Tioga County.
All vehicles were traveling east at the time.
This incident is still under investigation.
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