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LANCASTER, NY – A semi trailer truck went off a highway, crashed into a utility pole and erupted into flames early Saturday morning, August 28, in Erie County, New York. The driver was seriously injured in the truck accident that occurred on the New York Thruway, also known as Interstate 90, in the city of Lancaster, NY. The accident area is in the Buffalo metro region in the far northwest section of the state, about 66 miles west of Rochester, NY and about 45 miles southeast of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.

Semi truck crashes into utility pole flips onto its side and burst into flames.

Shortly before 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning 28 year old Jason Leber of Niagara Falls, NY was driving a semi trailer truck west on the NY Thruway/Interstate 90 in Erie County, NY. The truck driver was carrying a load of paper products and was headed to a warehouse in Blasdell, NY to make a delivery. ... Read More

ALBANY, NY – A driver of a Toyota Corolla going the wrong way on an interstate set off a deadly truck accident early Thursday morning, July 29, in Albany County, New York. The head-on collision occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 787 near the state capital of Albany and would kill the driver of the passenger car and leave the semi trailer truck a burning wreck. The accident area is in the east central section of the state about 150 miles north of New York City and about 40 miles northwest of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

The impact of the truck accident apparently damaged at least one of the fuel tanks and the semi trailer exploded into flames. After the initial collision the semi trailer skidded about 100 yards down the interstate, its tires melting down to the rims.

Shortly after 5:00 a.m. Thursday morning 46 year old truck driver Talikai Ayuba of Albany, NY was driving a semi trailer truck south on Interstate 787 through Albany, NY. The driver was carrying a load of about 39,000 pounds of blueprint and copy paper, working for J.B. Hunt Transportation which has a facility at the Port of Albany. ... Read More

HAMBURG, NY – A family of four was trapped in their car under a semi after a truck accident Friday morning, June 18, in Erie County, New York. The collision with the semi trailer occurred on the New York Thruway in the city of Hamburg, near the Camp Road overpass on the highway. The accident area is part of the Buffalo metro region in the northwest section of the state, about 84 miles southwest of Rochester, NY and about 85 miles north of Warren, Pennsylvania.

Emergency personnel from Hamburg responded to the scene of the accident and were later joined by teams from Scranton and Newton Abbott. The rescue team used tools to extricate the three adults from the car. A tow truck was brought in to help get the car out from under the truck’s trailer.

At about 10:00 a.m. Friday morning 50 year old Shelton Rankins of North Carolina was driving a semi trailer truck west on the New York Thruway in Erie County, NY. Mr. Rankins was driving the truck for Barnes Transportation, based in Wilson, North Carolina.
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ROYALTON, NY – A semi truck driver hit a man on a riding lawn mower Saturday morning, April 24. 2010, in Niagara County, New York. The truck accident happened northeast of the Buffalo metropolitan region, on Route 93, known locally as Akron Road, in the town of Royalton, NY. The accident area is in the far northwest section of the state, east of the Canadian border, 47 miles west of Rochester, NY and 129 miles northeast of Erie, Pennsylvania.

Local emergency personnel responded to the scene of the truck accident, along with officers with the Niagara County Sheriff’s Department

At around 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning 88 year old Ralph Foster of Royalton, NY was driving his riding lawn mower east on Route 93/Akron Road. He was approached from behind by an eastbound tractor trailer truck driven by Jonathan Atwater of Binghamton, NY.

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EASTON, NY – A woman was injured Thursday morning, April 22, 2010, during a truck accident in Washington County, New York. The collision between the car and the semi trailer truck occurred on rural State Route 40 near the village of Easton, northeast of the Albany metro region. The accident area is in the far eastern section of the state near the Vermont border, 37 miles west of Bennington, VT and 176 miles north of New York, New York.

The impact of the truck accident caused considerable damage to the Hyundai Elantra, mainly to the front end, and the car had to be towed from the scene

At around 10:15 a.m. Thursday morning 20 year old Kelly Kinley of Greenwich, NY was driving a Hyundai Elantra north on State Route 40. As she drove through the area near Easton she reportedly had a medical emergency and lost control of her vehicle.

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TOWN OF LEBANON, NY – A woman died last Thursday from injuries she suffered in a head on collision with a tractor trailer truck in Madison County, New York. The truck accident happened on State Route 12B in the town of Lebanon, near Hamilton. The accident area is in the north central section of the state, 35 miles southeast of Syracuse and 232 miles northwest of New York City.

As Ms. Sharot was driving through the town of Lebanon she apparently lost control on the slippery roads and crossed into the northbound lane of State Route 12B, directly in the path of a 2010 International tractor trailer truck traveling north.

At around 8:00 a.m. last Thursday morning, 34 year old Stacy L. Sharot of Earlville, NY was driving a 1998 Ford vehicle south on State Route 12B. There were no passengers in the car with Ms. Sharot. It was snowing at the time and the road surfaces were slick and covered with snow. ... Read More

DAVENPORT, NY – A woman died Friday morning after a tractor trailer truck crashed into her home in Delaware County, New York. The truck accident happened on State Highway 23 in the town of Davenport. The area is in the central area of upstate New York, 55 miles south of Albany, NY and 128 miles northeast of Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The tractor trailer truck went off the highway on the east shoulder and crashed into a single story home and a parked vehicle at 10758 State Route 23.

Shortly after 5:00 a.m. Friday morning, 61 year old Charles J. Harford of Binghamton, NY was driving a 1995 Freight liner tractor truck east on State Route 23, hauling a trailer loaded with large and heavy concrete forms. The concrete forms are used in construction. ... Read More