On Saturday, June 18 one person died in a two vehicle rollover on the Interstate 84 in Fishkill.
According to State police the accident occurred at approximately 1:15 p.m. on the westbound lanes of the Interstate, just east of Exit 13, which intersects Route 9. There was an eyewitness at the scene who said that one car collided with another when it was trying to cut over, but crossed too close to the car it was passing and the car behind hit it.
The car in front spun, flipped over the guardrail and disappeared while the car behind also flipped and slid along the highway on its roof before stopping,
The eyewitness then found the car which had gone over the embankment which was occupied by a single female, who was from Poughquag and in her 80s. The woman later died.
The other vehicle was occupied by an adult and child and they were both taken to St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, where their condition is not known.
If you were involved in an accident, please call the Poughkeepsie accident attorneys of Denlea & Carton LLP., at (914) 331-0100 right away or contact us online today.