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Tractor-trailer

Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Thruway In Rotterdam (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Thruway In Rotterdam (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Crash Shuts Down Thruway In Rotterdam (Developing) A major crash blocked all eastbound lanes of the Thruway in Rotterdam for hours on Thursday, Feb. 27. Eastbound I-90 was fully closed at milepost 158, at the I-88 interchange, at 12:45 p.m. due to a crash involving a tractor-trailer, the New York State Thruway Authority said. Traffic cameras showed the tractor-trailer in a jack-knifed position with debris scattered across the roadway. The roadway had partially reopened by 3 p.m . The extent of any injuries and the number of vehicles involved were not immediately available. Drivers were encouraged to avoid the area and expect extended de…
Pickup Driver Ejected, Killed In Collision With Tractor-Trailer On Capital Region Highway Pickup Driver Ejected, Killed In Collision With Tractor-Trailer On Capital Region Highway
Pickup Driver Ejected, Killed In Collision With Tractor-Trailer On Capital Region Highway One person was killed following a crash involving a tractor-trailer on a Capital Region highway. The wreck happened in Saratoga County, on State Route 67 (Amsterdam Road) in Charlton, at around 12:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3. A tractor-trailer collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of West Line Road, ejecting the pickup driver, New York State Police said. The pickup driver suffered severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured. State Route 67 was closed for nearly four hours between Jolly and Morrow roads while emergency crew…
1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction I-87 Crash 1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction I-87 Crash
1 Killed, 1 Hospitalized In Chain-Reaction I-87 Crash One person was killed and another injured when a Nissan van traveling north on a busy stretch of I-87 rear-ended a bobtail 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer that was slowed in the right lane of traffic.  The collision occurred in Orange County at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, in the town of Woodbury. According to New York State Trooper Sgt. Jack Keller, an approaching work zone for line stripping, caused the slow traffic. The collision pushed the tractor-trailer forward and into the rear of a 1997 Freightliner tractor-trailer. The driver of the van was pronounced dead at the scene. …