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Crime & Safety

Update: Car Flips On White Plains Road

A red Honda flipped onto it's back Sunday at approximately 2:45 p.m.

A Honda Civic was hit on the passenger side, causing it to roll over onto its roof, Eastchester police said on Monday.

According to police, a 2010 Honda Odyssey was being driven south on White Plains Road, approaching the intersection with Burnham Road. A 2006 Honda Civic attempted to make a left turn in front of the Odyssey onto Burnham Road, when police say the Odyssey hit the Civic, causing it to turn over.

After the Civic flipped, it hit a Ford Explorer, which was waiting at the traffic light on Burham Road.

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Police received the 911 call about the incident at 2:49 p.m. on Sunday. They, along with the fire department and EVAC were on the scene.

There were two injuries reported to police: A 24-year-old Dayton, Ohio resident, who was in the Civic, had a possible broken wrist and was transported by EVAC to White Plains Hospital. And a 39-year old Eastchester resident, who was in the Odyssey, had a burn on her left hand from the airbag, but did not want medical attention.

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The Odyssey and the Explorer both sustained front-end damage while the Civic had damage to both the passenger side and the roof, police said. 

 

 

Original Post

The following account is from Patch contributor Stefan Doyno, who witnessed the accident.

At about 2:45 this afternoon a red Honda completely tipped over, with the driver in the front seat. The incident occurred at the White Plains Road and Burnham Road crossing. People rushed to the scene and a few minutes later, police and ambulance arrived. After the paramedics arrived, a girl was pulled out of what looked to be the back seat. Everyone on scene seemed extremely shaken.

 

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