Southbound Thruway crash ties up traffic at Newburgh

A massive truck crash tied up traffic on the southbound in the Town
of Newburgh late Monday afternoon
(Photo: Mark Lieb, Rockland Video Productions)

NEWBURGH – A tractor-trailer crash on the southbound Thruway just
north of exit 17 in the Cronomer Valley section of the Town of Newburgh
late Monday afternoon shut down traffic on the superhighway.

One trailer rested on top of another in the crash.
Fire and EMS personnel were on the scene and traffic was diverted from
the highway at exit 18 southbound.
A large crane was brought into separate the trailers.
A medivac helicopter flew in to transport injured persons to the hospital.

Hank Gross

Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.