Crime & Safety
Sparkill Accident Injures 4
The Orangetown Police Dept. Accident Investigation Team is investigating a serious motor vehicle accident that occurred near 420 Route 9W in the early afternoon March 16.
Police said a red 2011 Nissan Rogue operated by a 60-year-old Nyack man
collided head-on with a grey 2013 Ford Transit Courier Van operated
by a 65-year-old River Edge, NJ man.
Both vehicles were demolished and four people were injured, including both
drivers and the female passengers in each vehicle.
Investigators are working on determining a cause of the accident at this time.
Fire departments from Sparkill and Tappan responded and both drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles. Additionally, ambulances from
South Orangetown Ambulance Corps, Piermont and Rockland Paramedics
responded and treated and transported the victims to Nyack Hospital.
Any witnesses are asked to call The Orangetown Police Department at 845-
359-3700.
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