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Multiple vehicle accident reported on Route 98 at Federal Drive

By Howard B. Owens

There is a report of five vehicles involved in an accident at Route 98 and Federal Drive, Town of Batavia.

No word on injuries.  It is blocking traffic.

Town of Batavia and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 9:08 a.m.: Possibly seven vehicles involved. Traffic is closed northbound, and a deputy is requested to close southbound traffic at Saile Drive. Apparently, any injuries are minor.

UPDATE 9:29 a.m.: All patients are believed to be sign-offs.

Possible serious injuries reported in accident on Thruway

By Howard B. Owens
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Photo by Jim Burns

A pickup truck has hit the rear end of a semi-truck on the Thruway in the eastbound lane near mile marker 387.2.

A victim is trapped in the vehicle with possible serious injuries.  A landing zone is being set up for Mercy Flight.

Animal control has been dispatched to assist with two dogs in the pickup truck

Town of Batavia Fire, Le Roy Fire, and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 7:51 a.m.: A possible secondary accident, possibly a tractor-trailer rollover, is reported near the first accident.

UPDATE 8:08 a.m.: There are no dogs involved. Animal Control is back in service.

UPDATE 8:10 a.m.: The victim has been extricated.

UPDATE 8:17 a.m.: The secondary accident was jack-knifed truck. A chief at the first accident reports that was the location with the dogs.  A dispatcher asked if Animal Control was still needed, and the chief said, "I don't have that information at this point."  The location is 387.0, eastbound. 

UPDATE 8:21 a.m.: The jack-knifed truck is on its side. That is where the dogs are. A deputy is requested to go secure them. Animal Control is dispatched to Prole Road and Byron Road.

UPDATE 8:23 a.m.: Mercy EMS dispatched to Prole Road and Byron Road for a patient involved in the second accident.

UPDATE 8:29 a.m.: A Batavia patrol officer is requested to Oak Street and the Thruway interchange to assist with traffic.

UPDATE 8:33 a.m.: Animal control has secured the dogs and they are being transported to the Animal Shelter.

UPDATE 8:45 a.m.: One eastbound lane is being reopened.

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Photo by Jim Burns
thruway accident
Photo by Jim Burns
thruway accident
Photo by Jim Burns

Car reportedly hits house on Akron Road, Pembroke

By Howard B. Owens

A car has reportedly hit a house at 304 Akron Road, Pembroke.

Dispatchers are checking on the availability of Mercy Flight.

Entrapment is reported. 

Pembroke Fire and Indian Falls Fire along with Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 10:20 p.m.: The Indian Falls chief on scene reports the house WAS NOT struck. A fence was struck away from the house.  He is checking for entrapment.

UPDATE 10:21 p.m.: The chief reports the driver says he is not injured. Firefighters will need to get the door open.

UPDATE 10:25 p.m.: The driver is out of the vehicle.

Motorcycle accident reported on Byron Road, Byron

By Howard B. Owens

An injury accident involving a motorcycle is reported in the area of 6591 Byron Road, Byron.

Byron Fire and South Byron Fire, along with Mercy EMS, dispatched.

UPDATE 5:26 p.m.: The patient is going to be a signoff and there is no need for Mercy EMS.

Accident reported on Pearl Street Road, Batavia

By Howard B. Owens

One injury is reported on a rollover accident in the area of 4016 Pearl Street Road, Batavia.

Two vehicles are involved.

The person injured is reportedly out of the vehicle.

Town of Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

The accident is in the area of Treadeasy Avenue.

UPDATE 11:20 a.m.: One vehicle is leaking gas the other is leaking multiple fluids.

UPDATE 11:55 a.m.: Road is reopened. Town assignment back in service.

 

Two cars involved in accident on Route 5 in Pembroke on Thursday evening

By Howard B. Owens
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Two ambulances were requested to the scene of a two-car motor vehicle at 6:40 p.m. on Thursday in the area of 1396 Main Road, Pembroke.

There's no information available on the status of the patients.

Pembroke Fire and Indian Falls along with Mercy EMS responded to the accident. East Pembroke assisted with traffic control at Boyce Road.

The Batavian will provide an update if an accident report is released by law enforcement.

Reader-submitted photos.

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pembroke accident

Accident reported on Thruway

By Howard B. Owens

A pickup vs. car accident is reported in the area of mile marker 397.4 in the eastbound lane on the Thruway.

Pembroke Fire and Indian Falls dispatched. East Pembroke requested to the scene.

No word on injuries.

Traffic blocked on West Main Street Road, Batavia, following accident

By Howard B. Owens

A motor vehicle accident is reported in the area of 4028 West Main Street Road, Batavia.

There was an initial report of entrapment, but a male victim is now said to be out of the vehicle, in the roadway, holding his head, moving, and breathing.

Traffic is blocked.

Town of Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 4:45 p.m.: A scene commander asked to check on the availability of Mercy Flight. Mercy Flight is unavailable.

UPDATE 4:46 p.m.: A second advance life support ambulance is being dispatched, emergency response, is dispatched.

UPDATE 5:15 p.m.: Town of Batavia Fire is back in service.

City Hall video shows vehicle hitting Wendy's building on Friday

By Howard B. Owens
Remote video URL

There were no injuries on Friday afternoon after a car jumped a curb, struck a truck on Jefferson Avenue in Batavia and then turned sharply to its right and headed straight for the Wendy's building.

Sgt. Dan Coffey, Batavia PD, said it appeared that the driver mistakenly pressed the accelerator pedal instead of the brake pedal as the vehicle attempted to enter a parking space.

The vehicle struck a construction truck, a street sign, a pickup truck and then the Wendy's building.

There were no citations issued.

A camera mounted on City Hall captured the incident.

Accident reported at Oak and Park, Batavia

By Howard B. Owens

A two-car accident is reported, unknown injuries, at Oak Street and Park Road, Batavia.

Traffic is blocked.

City Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 3:11 p.m.: City Fire command reports minor, if any, injuries.

Accident reported at Fisher and Drake in Oakfield

By Howard B. Owens

A multiple-vehicle accident is reported at Drake Street and Fisher Road, Oakfield.

One person is out of a vehicle, and another person is trapped, but it is "minor entrapment," according to a first responder.

The person in the vehicle is conscious and alert.

Oakfield Fire, with mutual aid from Elba, dispatched, along with Mercy EMS.

UPDATE 5:23 p.m.: The road is open. Oakfield assignment, back in service.

Two vehicle accident reported at Clay and Main in Le Roy

By Howard B. Owens

A two-vehicle accident is reported on Main Street at Clay Street in Le Roy.

No word on injuries.

Reported airbag deployment.

One vehicle is blocking a lane of traffic.

Le Roy Fire and Le Roy Ambulance dispatched.

Head-on collison reported on West Main Street Road, Batavia

By Howard B. Owens
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Photo by Howard Owens.

A head-on collision is reported on West Main Street Road just west of Lewiston Road in the Town of Batavia.

Town of Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 11:55 a.m.: It appears to be minor injuries. Only one ambulance is required.

UPDATE: One occupant in each car, minor injuries.

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Accident slowing traffic on West Main Street in Batavia

By Joanne Beck
Car accident on West Main St., Batavia
Photo by Howard Owens
A two-vehicle accident has slowed traffic in one lane of westbound traffic of West Main Street, Batavia Friday afternoon. The accident is just past the Oak Street intersection.
 
There is no information on injuries. Batavia Police Department has arrived on scene.  

Troopers investigating serious injury accident on Route 98 in Batavia

By Howard B. Owens
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A 39-year-old woman was injured this morning after her 2018 Toyota left the roadway on Oak Orchard Road near Federal Drive and struck a utility pole, causing the vehicle to overturn.

The woman was the sole occupant of the vehicle. She was ejected from the vehicle. The State Police have not released her name or where she is from.

The woman was flown to Strong Memorial Hospital by Mercy Flight for treatment of serious injuries.

NYSP says this is an ongoing investigation.  

Town of Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS assisted at the scene.

Previously: Person ejected from vehicle in rollover accident near Federal Drive, Batavia

Photos by Howard Owens.

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route 98 and federal drive accident state police troopers
route 98 and federal drive accident state police troopers
route 98 and federal drive accident state police troopers
route 98 and federal drive accident state police troopers

Person ejected from vehicle in rollover accident near Federal Drive, Batavia

By Howard B. Owens
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A vehicle has reportedly rolled over multiple times in the area of 8103 Oak Orchard Road, Batavia, and a person was ejected from the vehicle.

The location is between Federal Drive and the Thruway.

Mercy Flight requested to the scene. The landing zone will be near Call Parkway.

Town of Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 9:27 a.m.: It appears that a grey hatchback was northbound on Route 98 and left the roadway a few feet north of the driveway to the RRH medical facility. It struck a mailbox and, further down, a Route 98 sign. It rolled over multiple times, sustaining significant damage, before coming to rest at the end of a field on its wheels. A female occupant was ejected from the vehicle and flown by Mercy Flight to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.  The Batavian will have more information and pictures from the scene once the State Police release additional details.

Photos by Howard Owens.

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Vehicle on its side on off ramp in Bergen

By Howard B. Owens

A white sedan is reportedly on its side on the 33a off ramp from I-490 in Bergen.

An occupant is seen walking away from the accident with his dog.

Bergen Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

Stafford resident struck and killed while retrieving mail on Route 5

By Howard B. Owens

A 74-year-old Stafford resident was struck and killed by a 2010 GMS Sierra on Thursday on Route 5 in the Town of Stafford, according to State Police.

James R. Ehmann was getting his mail at the time he was struck, according to the report.

The Sierra was traveling westbound and entered the turn lane at Batavia Stafford Townline Road when it struck Ehmann.

Paramedics attempted life-saving measures and Ehmann was transported to United Memorial Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

The 52-year-old driver, who was not identified by State Police, is suspected of impairment or distracted driving.

The NYSP Collision Reconstruction Unit and Bureau of Criminal Investigation assisted in this investigation.

Pedestrian struck on Route 5 near Batavia Stafford Townline

By Howard B. Owens

A serious injury pedestrian and car accident is reported on Route 5 and Batavia Stafford Townline Road in Batavia.

Traffic is being shutdown at Prole Road and at Seven Springs Road.

Mercy Flight was on standby but has been canceled.

Town of Batavia Firee and Mercy EMS dispatched.

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