One Dead, Several Hurt in Thruway Crash
One woman is dead and several people are hospitalized following an accident on the Thruway in the town of Westfield on Monday.
Police say a van driven by 37-year-old Hung Tran of Cleveland, Ohio, drifted into the median then crossed both westbound lanes before going down an embankment and crashing into a tree at just before 5 p.m. Police believe he fell asleep behind the wheel.
Four helicopters flew 5 of the injured people to hospitals in Buffalo and Erie. Three people were taken to Westfield Memorial Hospital. One child was treated at the scene.
64-year-old Hang Phan was taken to Hamot Medical Center were she was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries.
Police say all of the victims are from the Cleveland area, and are related.
That area of the Thruway was closed for about an hour and a half.
Police say a van driven by 37-year-old Hung Tran of Cleveland, Ohio, drifted into the median then crossed both westbound lanes before going down an embankment and crashing into a tree at just before 5 p.m. Police believe he fell asleep behind the wheel.
Four helicopters flew 5 of the injured people to hospitals in Buffalo and Erie. Three people were taken to Westfield Memorial Hospital. One child was treated at the scene.
64-year-old Hang Phan was taken to Hamot Medical Center were she was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries.
Police say all of the victims are from the Cleveland area, and are related.
That area of the Thruway was closed for about an hour and a half.
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