Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 — At least one person was killed and another seriously injured in a multi-car pileup involving more than two dozen vehicles on the New York State Thruway near Buffalo, authorities said. Weather was a contributing factor in the accident, which involved between 15 and 25 cars and 10 tractor-trailers on the eastbound lane of Interstate 90 near Exit 49, New York State Police Public Information Officer Michael Cassella told ABC News. The injured patient was transported to a local hospital, Erie Countys Executive Mark Poloncarz wrote on Twitter. Others had to be extracted from their vehicles, Poloncarz said.
Blizzard Conditions Contribute To Interstate Pileup Near Buffalo
At least one person was killed and another seriously injured in a multi-car pileup involving more than two dozen vehicles on the New York State Thruway near Buffalo, authorities said.