Car driving wrong way crashes into tractor-trailer in Goshen, 1 dead

GOSHEN, New York (WABC) -- A fiery wrong-way crash between a car and a tractor-trailer killed at least one person in Orange County.

It happened around 10 p.m. Wednesday in the westbound lanes of Route 17, just past the Phillipsburg Road overpass in Goshen.

A car was driving the wrong way when it crashed head-on into the tractor-trailer.

The car caught fire and then spread to the cab of the tractor-trailer.

There driver of the car died. There is no word on the condition of the truck driver.



New York State Police have not yet determined the cause of the crash.

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