Off Road Bucket Truck Accident East Chatham 08/22/23

Columbia County 911 dispatched East Chatham and under automatic mutual aid Red Rock Firefighters at 10:38am for an accident on Albany Turnpike near Cotter Road in the Town of Chatham. The accident involved an off road bucket type vehicle. The vehicle tipped over, struck a utility pole and was reported to have been leaking diesel fuel. There were no injuries. 

The New York State Police investigated.

Firefighters were back in service at 2:06pm.

Photos by Alan Besterman & David A. Gearing