Traffic & Transit

Burning Backhoe Closes Old Mill Road

The photo taken by Clarkstown Police is dramatic.

(Clarkstown Police Department)

CLARKSTOWN, NY — A backhoe was consumed by fire Monday afternoon on Old Mill Road. It started at about 2:45 p.m., Clarkstown police said.

The conflagration caused a road closure for about an hour between Babbling Brook Lane and Boxberger Road.

(Google Maps)

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