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Dump Truck Hits 5 Crashed Vehicles On I-84 In Putnam, Causes Closures Dump Truck Hits 5 Crashed Vehicles On I-84 In Putnam, Causes Closures
Dump Truck Hits 5 Crashed Vehicles On I-84 In Putnam, Causes Closures A multi-vehicle crash involving five cars and a dump truck caused lane closures on Interstate 84 and sent three people to the hospital in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The incident happened around 6:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18 on Interstate 84 westbound in the Putnam County town of Kent, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Dec. 19.  According to investigators, traffic was slowing for an unknown reason when a driver failed to reduce speed in time, triggering a chain-reaction rear-end crash involving five vehicles. They all came to rest in the lanes of travel, blocking…

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