Thurway

Bucket truck overturns on Thruway

Howard Owens — Apr 5, 2023, 3:20pm

A bucket truck has reportedly flipped over on the Thruway in the area of mile marker 390.4 in the westbound lane.

Unknown injuries.

East Pembroke Fire dispatched.

UPDATE 3:33 p.m.: The truck is leaking fluids.

Semi rear ends sedan in Easy Pass lane in Pembroke

Howard Owens — Sep 11, 2020, 8:42pm

A semi-truck has rear-ended a sedan in the Easy Pass lane of Exit 48 of the Thruway in Pembroke.

Unknown injuries.

Pembroke and Indian Falls along with Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 8:49 p.m.: The occupant of the sedan is likely a sign off.

Car hits tree exiting Thruway in Batavia

Howard Owens — Oct 17, 2019, 11:56am

A car has reportedly hit a tree while exiting the Thruway from the eastbound lane in Batavia.

Unknown injuries.

Town of Batavia fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 12:01 p.m.: A Batavia chief on scene says all Batavia equipment can standby in quarters.

Minor injuries reported in five-car pile up on the Thurway

Howard Owens — Jul 21, 2019, 2:38pm

A five-vehicle accident is reported on the Thruway in the area of mile marker 385.9 in the westbound lane.

Minor injuries are reported but traffic is blocked.

Town of Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

Road sign reportedly went through windshield of vehicle in Thruway accident, minor injuries reported

Howard Owens — Aug 5, 2018, 5:13pm

A motor-vehicle accident is reported on the Thruway in the area of mile marker 388.6 in the westbound lane with minor injuries.

A road sign reportedly went through the windshield of a vehicle.

A 10-month-old and a 3-year-old require medical evaluation.

Town of Batavia fire and Mercy EMS responding.

Rollover accident with minor injuries reported on Thruway in Batavia

Howard Owens — Jan 5, 2018, 11:30am

A one-vehicle rollover accident with minor injuries is reported on the Thruway in the area of mile marker 389.3.

Town of Batavia fire with mutual aid from Le Roy fire dispatched.

UPDATE 11:37 a.m.: Chief on scene reports vehicle on its wheels in the median.

UPDATE 11:39 a.m.: Patient is walking around and no complaint of pain. Mercy EMS to continue for patient evaluation.

Pedestrian reportedly hit on Thruway

Howard Owens — Dec 23, 2017, 1:37pm

A pedestrian has reportedly been hit on the Thruway in the eastbound lane near mile marker 387.

Town of Batavia fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 1:39 p.m.: It also sounds like a vehicle accident is also being reported near mile marker 386.

UPDATE 3:11 p.m.: All we could get from a trooper at the scene was one person injured. At least two vehicles were involved. The pictures are from mile marker 386.

Hilton man identified as pedestrian struck and killed on Thruway

Howard Owens — Sep 25, 2017, 10:35am

State Troopers are investigating why a 47-year-old man from Hilton got out of his vehicle on the Thruway at 8:40 p.m., Saturday, and ran into traffic.

William H. Ferguson was struck and killed by a car near the exit of the Thruway in Pembroke.

The accident is being reconstructed by the State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.

No further information was released.

(Initial Report)

Motorcyclist reportedly falls off bike on Thruway

Howard Owens — Sep 22, 2016, 5:12pm

A motorcyclist reportedly fell off of his bike in the westbound lane of the Thruway in the area of mile marker 394.9.

East Pembroke fire and Mercy EMS responding.

Mercy Flight out of Batavia on ground standby.

UPDATE 5:13 p.m.: Town of Batavia fire requested to the scene for a possible landing zone.

UPDATE 5:22 p.m.: Fire police are going to shut the westbound Thruway down to accommodate Mercy Flight #7, which is called to the scene. Mercy medics are called also.

UPDATE 6:02 p.m.: Town of Batavia is back in service. Two patients are being transported by Mercy EMS to UMMC.

Accident with injuries reported on the Thruway

Howard Owens — Nov 8, 2015, 6:07pm

A two-car accident with injuries is reported in the area of mile marker 397.5 on the eastbound Thruway.

The injuries initially described are not serious.

East Pembroke fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 6:16 p.m.: A second Mercy ambulance requested to the scene, non-emergency.