Crime & Safety
Truck Overturns, Causes Mess In North Amityville
Two people were injured after the truck crashed into a Prius on Tuesday morning.
NORTH AMITYVILLE, NY - Two people were hospitalized after an overturn crash involving a flatbed truck full of cinderblocks in North Amityville on Tuesday morning, according to Suffolk County Police.
The crash was reported on New Highway at 7:30 a.m.
A northbound flatbed truck carrying cinderblocks and a southbound Toyota Prius collided at the intersection with Chestnut Road.
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The flatbed ended up on its side and the cinderblocks were dumped onto the roadway.
The drivers of both vehicles were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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Firefighters worked to offload the diesel fuel from the overturned truck.
Images courtesy of East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company
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