Sunday, August 23, 2015

7 injured in multi-vehicle accident on New England Thruway in the Bronx




Kristin Thorne has the latest on the chain-reaction crash early Sunday in the Eastchester section of the Bronx.




By Kristin Thorne
Sunday, August 23, 2015


NEW YORK (WABC


7 people are hospitalized after a major crash involving two trucks and several other vehicles on the New England Thruway in the Bronx.

It happened in the southbound lanes just before 1 a.m. Sunday near Conner Street.

Police say the driver of a van with five people inside was trying to exit the highway at Exit 14 when it hit a box truck, which hit another truck, sparking the chain reaction crash.

At least three of the injured were seriously hurt, but their conditions have stabilized.

One of the truck drivers is facing charges for unlicensed operation of a vehicle.

Route 95 southbound was shut down for hours as a result of the accident, finally re-opening at about 6 a.m.