08/28/23 Garbage Truck Rollover Exit B-2 East Chatham
Columbia County 911 dispatched East Chatham Firefighters and under automatic mutual aid Canaan and Red Rock and Chatham Rescue at 12:20pm for a truck rollover accident on the New York State Thruway. The accident was located on the eastbound on ramp at Exit B-2 and involved a garbage truck.
Per East Chatham Command, Canaan and Red Rock units were held in their own quarters and then cancelled. They were not needed at the scene.
The driver refused medical attention and was not transported by Chatham Rescue.
A unit from Traffic Safety of the New York State Thruway was on the scene.
New York State Police from Troop T investigated the accident.
East Chatham Firefighters were back in service at 12:46pm.
Per East Chatham Command, Canaan and Red Rock units were held in their own quarters and then cancelled. They were not needed at the scene.
The driver refused medical attention and was not transported by Chatham Rescue.
A unit from Traffic Safety of the New York State Thruway was on the scene.
New York State Police from Troop T investigated the accident.
East Chatham Firefighters were back in service at 12:46pm.
Photos by Alan Besterman & Richard E. LIndmark