3 injured in 2-vehicle accident in Clarendon

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 September 2017 at 3:40 pm

Photos by Tom Rivers

CLARENDON – Three people were taken by ambulance after two pickup trucks collided in an accident in Clarendon this afternoon at about 2:15 p.m. Monroe Ambulance transported people with two ambulances and COVA in Albion also transported a patient.

The injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening, said Jon DeYoung, Clarendon’s fire chief.

The accident happened at the intersection of Powerline Road and Route 237.

The top photo shows Glenside Automotive getting ready to tow away a badly damaged truck. The driver of this truck failed to stop at a sign on Powerline Road, a state trooper said. Two people in this truck were taken by ambulance.

This pickup, a RAM 1500, was headed northbound when the other truck pulled into the intersection.

Clarendon and Holley firefighters work to clean up the scene after the accident, which shut down a section of Route 237.

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