Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Route 36 near Cleveland Road in Mount Morris, New York.
What Happened: A flatbed truck towing a car allegedly struck two vehicles before it crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a third.
Participants:
- Driver of flatbed tow truck
- Drivers of two southbound vehicles
- Driver of northbound vehicle
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of northbound vehicle, killed
- Juvenile passenger in northbound vehicle, injured
Details:
On or about Tuesday, October 5th, 2021, around 6:02 in the evening, an accident between three cars and a pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer left one person dead. Officials from the NYSP said the accident was reported along Route 36 near the intersection with Cleveland Road in Mount Morris, New York.
Authorities said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was killed when a pickup truck towing a car on a flatbed trailer allegedly struck two southbound vehicles before it crossed over the center line and struck a northbound vehicle. Paramedics pronounced the driver of the northbound car dead a short time after the collision. A young person in the car was taken to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries.
According to Google Maps, Mount Morris is situated about 60 miles east of Buffalo.
Police are still investigating the accident.