Tractor Trailer Crash Shuts Down Part Of New York State Thruway In Newburgh
Two tractor trailers heading southbound near Exit 17 by New York Stewart International Airport collided around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.
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Two tractor trailers heading southbound near Exit 17 by New York Stewart International Airport collided around 3:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Chopper 2 was over the scene where the truck landed upside down off the side of road after hitting some trees.
It happened more than a month ahead of schedule.
All southbound lanes are closed for the morning commute between Exits 5 and 4.
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Five people were hospitalized Tuesday after a car somehow exploded and burst into flames on the New York State Thruway.
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The New York Thruway has announced that there will be no toll increase for 2016, along its highway including the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Two people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the New York State Thruway in Suffern Thursday morning.
A car flipped over and got caught under a semi-trailer truck on the New York State Thruway in Yonkers Friday afternoon, leaving three people injured and snagging traffic.
An accident involving a tractor-trailer shut down all northbound lanes of the Thruway in Rockland County during the morning rush hour Wednesday.
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Road crews will conduct overnight repairs over the next two weeks. As a result, there will be some lane closures from Nyack to Spring Valley between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The accident, which involved a Thruway Authority plow truck, two tractor-trailers and four cars, happened around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 87 near exit 16 in Woodbury, police said.
The accident happened just before 11 a.m. Wednesday at exit 16 in Woodbury.
A jackknifed tractor trailer snagged the New York State Thruway in West Nyack Monday evening.
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Dramatic video captures the moment a tractor trailer smashed into an overpass on I-87 in Rockland County, New York, on Monday.
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The New York area will get some brief relief Sunday from the humid weather.
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The New York area will get some brief relief Sunday from the humid weather.
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A construction worker was killed and two others were injured when they were struck by a vehicle in Nesconset on Monday morning, Suffolk County police said.
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