Jim Dolan reporting live from Suffern
Eyewitness News
Updated 16 mins ago
SUFFERN, N.Y. (WABC) --
The southbound lanes of Interstate 87 are closed in Rockland County after multiple vehicles were involved in a crash Friday morning, leaving at least one person dead.
The state police said the two trucks rolled over near the Airmont Road exit 14B in Suffern at about 9:47 a.m. Troopers confirmed that one person died. They said the crash involves one tractor trailer, two box trucks and one other car.
A second person was extricated and taken to Good Samaritan Hospital with serious injuries. One person had minor injuries.
According to troopers, the preliminary investigation shows one of the vehicles was traveling northbound and crossed over into the southbound lanes, causing the collision.
Gordon Wren, director of the Rockland County Office of Fire and Emergency Services, said at least two fire departments are responding to the scene.
All lanes on the southbound side of I-87, also known as the New York State Thruway, are shut down until further notice.
Traffic in the southbound lanes is backed up for miles.
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