Two Thruway Accidents Under Investigation

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State Police are investigating two separate crashes on the New York State Thruway in Genesee County.

At around 7:20 Monday morning, State Police responded to I-90 eastbound, between Exit 47 (Rochester/LeRoy/I-490/NY Route 19) and Exit 48 (Batavia/NY Route 98) for two separate personal injury crashes.

At mile marker 387, a rolled-over tractor-trailer hauling bags of dirt blocked all eastbound lanes. The driver of the tractor-trailer was trapped and has been extricated and transported to Strong Memorial Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

A secondary crash occurred at mile marker 387.2 eastbound involving a pickup truck that rear-ended a tractor-trailer. The driver of the pickup truck was airlifted to Strong Memorial Hospital with critical injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

More information will be released when it becomes available.

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