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Update: Lanes reopened following multiple vehicles involved in crash on I-690 W near Exit 6
Update at 3:40 p.m.: The accident was because of a rear-end accident followed by another accident before officers were able to secure the scene, according to Geddes Police Chief John Fall. Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, he said. Update at 1:20pm: All westbound lanes on Interstate-690 west of Syracuse are reopened after a multi-vehicle accident, according to 511NY alerts. Original Story: Syracuse, N.Y. - Multiple vehicles have crashed, causing all westbound lanes to close on Interstate-690 west of Syracuse, according to 511NY alerts.
Read MoreDriver crashes into stalled truck in east Harris County, deputies say
It happened around 11:45 p.m. on I-10 East near Uvalde, when an unidentified man’s truck was disabled while in the fourth lane. The driver stayed inside the truck, authorities said, while waiting for assistance, when he was hit by another truck. Responding officers rushed the man to a hospital while performing CPR, but investigators do not believe he will survive the injuries. The driver, on the other hand, did not suffer any injuries but remained at the scene, and we’re told is cooperating with officers.
Read MoreMissing woman’s rental car found with unidentified body in Flagler pond, deputies say
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – A missing woman’s rental car and a body were found in a pond near Palm Coast on Monday, according to the sheriff’s office. Law enforcement responded to the area of Matanzas Woods and Palm Harbor parkways on Monday. Deputies said they found the car in the nearby pond that is believed to have been driven by Erica Bergeron, 49, who was previously reported missing. According to the sheriff’s office, deputies were able to remove the car and a 49-year-old Jacksonville woman from the pond, though her identity has not yet been confirmed.
Read MoreState Police: Two killed when vehicle strikes parked tractor-trailer on I-86 in Big Flats
New York State Police said two people were killed Sunday when a vehicle struck a parked tractor-trailer on Interstate 86 in Big Flats. Horseheads-based troopers said the crash occurred shortly after 6:30 p.m. between exits 49 and 50. According to crash investigators, a westbound vehicle driven by Eduard Edelshteyn, 76, of Brooklyn, N.Y. crossed two lanes of traffic before striking a disabled tractor-trailer that was parked off the roadway on the north shoulder.
Read MorePerson struck by truck dies in hit-and-run crash on I-75
A hit-and-run crash Thursday night on Interstate 75 in a new construction zone that has been the source of multiple crashes and backups this week led to the death of 20-year-old Emily Ryan of Franklin, according to Moraine police. The incident took place around 12:15 a.m. just north of the Dryden Road exit ramp in the southbound lanes, near the ongoing I-75 construction project. Ryan’s vehicle apparently had broken down in a construction zone and was in the right lane, said Sgt.
Read MoreDriver loading semi-truck dead after car crashed into him on North Fwy near FM 1960: HCSO
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) – A truck driver was killed when a car crashed into him as he loaded equipment onto an 18-wheeler on North I-45 near FM 1960 Thursday morning. The crash happened at about 9:14 a.m., according to Harris County Sheriff’s Office Captain Anthony McConnell. The truck parked on the feeder road as the driver worked to load equipment from Public Storage when McConnell said another vehicle, headed north, drove up onto and off the trailer, striking the driver standing next to the truck.
Read MoreMan dies, several others injured in crash on Lee Bridge
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A 61-year-old Richmond man died and five other people were taken to the hospital after a crash on the Lee Bridge on Tuesday afternoon. Officers were called to the scene just before 3 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the bridge. Police said an SUV collided into the rear of a disabled vehicle on the bridge. Ellis Green Jr., who was in the vehicle that was struck, died at the hospital later in the day.
Read MoreDrivers involved in deadly I-75 crash in Cobb County identified
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Two people were killed after a collision that shut down most lanes of Interstate 75 in Cobb County Tuesday morning. It happened around 5:15 a.m. on the northbound lanes of I-75 at Delk Road. According to the Marietta Police Department, 21-year-old Eduarda Cristina Romano DaSilva of Marietta was driving a 2015 Honda Civic when she experienced a flat tire and stopped her vehicle in th far-left lane.
Read MoreMan Hit, Injured by Vehicle While Changing Flat Tire on Interstate 69 in Porter
Porter, Texas (April 18, 2023) – A man was injured after being struck by a vehicle while he was changing a flat tire on an interstate in Porter, according to a local news source. The crash happened at about 7:15 p.m. Sunday, April 16, in the southbound lanes of Interstate 69, just north of FM 1314. As per the report, the man was helping his daughter change a flat tire on the shoulder of Interstate 69 when a Ford Expedition hit him.
Read MorePolice search for driver who fled scene after striking man on I-94 in Chesterfield Township
CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A man was struck and injured in a hit-and-run while repairing his broken-down vehicle near the shoulder of I-94 in Chesterfield Township. The hit-and-run happened during the early-morning hours on Sunday, April 16, 2023, on I-94 near 21 Mile Road. When officers arrived at the scene they found an injured Sterling Heights man sitting in his vehicle, which was parked near the shoulder of I-94. Police said the man had “significant injuries.
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