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

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wrong way driver crashes into truck on Route 17
Wrong way driver crashes into truck on Route 17The crash in Goshen claimed the life of the car's driver.

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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