Traffic detoured at exit 3 in Wawayanda
WAWAYANDA – Icy conditions Wednesday morning resulted in five accidents
involving 23 vehicles in I-84 in the Town of Greenville.
The initial incident occurred at 7:14 a.m. in the westbound lanes involving
three commercial and three passenger vehicles. The accident started when
a commercial vehicle driver in the right lane stepped on his brakes and
slid into the right guide rail causing a chain reaction of additional
incidents.
The second one involved seven vehicles – five commercial and two
passenger. That included a state DOT plow truck that was salting the left
lane of I-84 westbound.
The third incident involved three vehicles, all passenger cars. The fourth
incident included two commercial and two passenger vehicles and the fifth
and final accident involved three passenger cars.
In total, 10 people suffered minor injuries and were taken to two local
hospitals.
All of the incidents occurred in an inactive work zone with a reduced
speed limit of 55 mph.
It wasn’t until after 5 p.m. that the highway was cleared and reopened.
