GENESEO – A dump truck tipped over on Groveland Road Tuesday morning. State Police declined to speak on camera but NYSP Captain Kevin Reilly said that the truck was southbound when it ran off the right shoulder of Groveland Road, swerved back across the road and tipped over on the left shoulder at about 8:50 a.m. The extent of the driver's injuries are unknown. Reilly said that the driver was transported in an ambulance. A medical … [Read more...]
Village of Avon Adds All-Seasons Workhorse to Streets
AVON – Avon residents will see a big new workhorse on Village streets this year. The Village purchased the 2008 International Work Star 6-wheel dump truck from the Town of Pittsford for $55,000 to do municipal work, annual brush and leaf pickups, and plow snow in the winter. "A new truck, bare bones, would have cost in excess of $100,000," said Freeman. "We're very happy to have it. We wouldn't have bought a new truck with all of these … [Read more...]
Driver Walks Away from Fender Bender with Dump Truck
DANSVILLE – A sedan and dump truck collided late Wednesday morning at the intersection of Foster Wheeler Road (Rte. 36) and Commerce Drive. According to first responders on scene, the black sedan and dump truck collided at low speed at about 11:26 a.m. No one was injured in the accident. The vehicles were able to remove themselves from the intersection and traffic resumed normally. Firefighters and an ambulance crew responded to the … [Read more...]
Oops! Dump Truck Dumps Fuel Tank in Geneseo
GENESEO – A fuel tank fell off of a dump truck Friday afternoon, spilling fuel onto the shoulder of 20A near I-390. According to first responders on scene, a roughly estimated 50 gallons of fuel leaked from the tank but did not get into surrounding soil or water. The truck driver apparently came to a stop quickly after the tank fell, at about 12:50 p.m. The spill area was contained to the shoulder of the road. At the time of the spill, … [Read more...]
Victim Identified in Fatal Crash with Dump Truck
MOUNT MORRIS – The victim in the fatal head-on car accident on Rte. 408 East of Mount Morris has been identified as Geneseo woman Francis Nasca, 86. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, investigators say that the vehicle operated by Nasca lost control due to slippery road conditions and entered the westbound lane, causing a collision with a dump truck known to be carrying salt. Both vehicles were … [Read more...]
Fatal Crash Between Dump Truck and Small Sedan
MOUNT MORRIS – A small silver sedan was involved in a fatal head-on collision with a dump truck on Rte. 408 East of Mount Morris at about 2:10 p.m. Thursday afternoon. According to first responders, the lone occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. According to news partner 13WHAM, the truck was a privately owned and was carrying salt. Temperatures hovered in the range of 7 degrees, with a -11 windchill. Firefighters … [Read more...]