3 hurt after pickup truck crashes into home on Long Island

Wednesday, February 24, 2021
RIVERHEAD, Long Island (WABC) -- Three people were hurt Wednesday after a pickup truck crashed through a home on Long Island.

The incident happened just after 1 p.m. on West Main Street in Riverhead.

Investigators say the driver appears to have suffered a medical emergency.

They say the 1993 Ford pickup hit an embankment, went airborne and then slammed into the front of the house.

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The driver and a passenger were trapped and needed to be rescued by firefighters.

They suffered non-life-threatening injuries along with one resident inside the home.

All three were taken to nearby hospitals.

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