Officials say that a 90-year-old man traveling on one of the area’s busiest highways crashed his vehicle early Wednesday afternoon. The collision also involved a New York State Department of Transportation vehicle, according to a police report.

Elderly Man Crashes Into New York State DOT Vehicle

New York State Police said in a press release that on November 5, at approximately 12:30 PM, troopers in Deposit responded to State Highway 17, in the town of Hancock, for a report of a crash in a work zone.

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Police say that an investigation at the scene revealed that a Toyota Corolla, operated by a 90-year-old man from of Mahwah, New Jersey  was traveling west on Highway 17 when he struck a skid steer owned by the New York State Department of Transportation.

The skid steer was being operated by a 44-year-old employee of the DOT in the left lane of a marked construction zone, says police.

Officials say that both the New Jersey man and the DOT employee were transported by the hospital for what appear to be non-life-threatening injuries.

New York Towns That Share the Same Name

Is New York State so big that there is room for 2 towns with the same name? Yes! Did the settlers of the Empire State forget they already named one town Rochester before naming the second one…Rochester? Whatever the reasons are, here are a few New York towns that share the same name.

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Tanker Crashes Into Yard Of Home in New York State

WNYT reports that a truck carrying propane crashed when it went off road Tuesday. According to the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, the truck was traveling on aa road in New Scotland, New York when it suddenly crossed over into the opposite lane.

From there, the tanker went off road, hit a tree, and then came to rest in the front yard of a home, according to WNYT. Luckily, not propane leaked from the truck, according too the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries. No one in the home was hurt.