Three people are dead after a crash in upstate New York on Friday.
On July 19th, at approximately 4:50 pm, the New York State Police responded to a two-car head-on collision on I-86 eastbound in the town of Chemung, Chemung County.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2018 Nissan Maxima, operated by a 36-year-old man traveling westbound on I-86, crossed the median and struck a 2015 Acura RDX traveling eastbound. The Acura had two occupants: an 18-year-old male operator and a 44-year-old female operator.
The three occupants were pronounced dead at the scene.
The identities of those involved were not immediately released.
New York State Police were assisted by the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Department of Transportation, Chemung Fire Department, Greater Valley Emergency Medical Services and the Wellsburg Fire Department.
The investigation is ongoing.
This article originally appeared in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Three dead in head-on collision on I-86 in Chemung, New York
