(Fairview FD photo)
TOWN OF POUGHKEEPSIE – Violet Avenue was closed for more than an hour Monday afternoon while the Fairview Fire Department, assisted by the Town of Poughkeepsie Police worked at the scene of a motor vehicle accident.
At 1:48 p.m. the fire department responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Violet Avenue and Fulton Street near Violet Avenue School.
A street sweeping truck owned by Easystreet Cleaning Inc. of Poughkeepsie had tipped over and was precariously resting on a sedan. Firefighters worked to secure the truck and stabilize the operator of the car before extrication occurred. The driver of the car was removed and transported to a local hospital for further treatment. The truck driver was uninjured.
A heavy wrecker from Brandl’s Towing was used to lift the street sweeper off of the car and place it upright.
Fairview Fire Chief Chris Maeder said both Violet Avenue and Fulton Street were reopened to traffic at 3 p.m.
