Dump truck rollover in Waterford sends one to hospital with minor injuries
November 30, 2017 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: December 01, 2017 8:42 pm
Emergency responders with the Cohanzie Fire Department extricate a woman from her car after it was struck by a dump truck on Route 85 north of Lakes Pond Road on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. The truck rolled over, spilling its load of dirt on the roadway. The driver of the truck was uninjured. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Waterford — An accident in which a dump truck struck a car on Route 85 resulted in minor injuries to the driver of the car and a road closure for a few hours on Friday, police said.
The dump truck hit the car at 11:30 a.m. Friday on Route 85, north of Lakes Pond Road. Waterford police Sgt. Jonathan Pettigrew said the truck driver has been charged with following too close.
The accident still is under investigation.
The woman driving the car was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, according to Pettigrew, and the truck driver was uninjured.
The road reopened at 3:25 p.m. on Friday.
Two removed doors rest on the roadside as emergency responders with the Cohanzie Fire Department extricate a woman from her car after it was struck by a dump truck on Route 85 north of Lakes Pond Road on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. The truck rolled over, spilling its load of dirt on the roadway. The driver of the truck was uninjured. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Emergency responders with the Cohanzie Fire Department wheel a woman to a waiting ambulance past the rolled-over dump truck that struck her her car on Route 85 north of Lakes Pond Road on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. The truck rolled over, spilling its load of dirt on the roadway. The driver of the truck was uninjured. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A rolled-over dump truck and its spilled load block Route 85 in Waterford north of Lakes Pond Road after emergency responders with the Cohanzie Fire Department extricated a woman from her car after it was struck by the truck Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. The driver of the truck was uninjured. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
A Waterford police officer interviews DOT workers who witnessed an accident where a dump truck struck a car on Route 85 north of Lakes Pond Road on Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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