TOWN OF NEWBURGH – A garbage truck slammed into a utility pole on Hudson View Drive in the Town of Newburgh, breaking it in half, on Monday morning.
The accident occurred around 7 a.m. when the LaMela truck struck the pole trapping the driver, who was extricated by Orange Lake and Winona Lake firefighters.
He was transported to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital.
Central Hudson was called to the scene to cut the electricity as a power line landed on the vehicle.
Newburgh Town Police are investigating the cause of the crash.
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