March 22, 2021 | Reading Time: 2 min One person was killed in a New York State Thruway collision between a car and a tractor trailer in Rockland County on Friday morning, March 12, state police said.
The collision happened in the early morning hours, around 5 a.m. on the northbound side of I-87, just south of Exit 14B. The truck came to rest on its side with serious damages to the cab. The white sedan had damage to the driver’s side door. During the investigation, the police closed the highway for several hours.
The police are still investigating how the New York State Thruway collision happened.
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Source: https://patch.com/new-york/newcity/crash-new-york-state-thruway-rockland-kills-one