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A one-vehicle rollover accident is reported at the intersection of Lewiston and Salt Works roads in Alabama. A medic at the scene reports minor injuries.

Alabama Fire Department and medics responding.

A motor-vehicle accident, believed to be without injuries, is reported in front of Pauly's Pizza, 314 Ellicott St., Batavia. It is blocking traffic. Batavia PD on scene.

An accident involving a tractor-trailer and a car is reported at 3924 W. Main St. in Batavia. It appears the tractor-trailer rear-ended the car. The woman who was driving the car is injured and may need extrication.

Town of Batavia Fire Department and Mercy EMS are responding. The location is in front of Pyramid Prosthetics and next to Johnson Automotive.

Mercy Flight is put on stand by.

UPDATE 2:07 p.m.: The medic on scene has determined Mercy Flight is not needed.

UPDATE 2:10 p.m.: The woman is out of the vehicle.

UPDATE 2:22 p.m.: The victim is being transported to UMMC complaining of minor arm pain and some pain to the back of her head.

UPDATE 3:21 p.m.: The roadway is re-opened.

A rollover accident with minor injuries is reported in the area of 7193 Warboys Road, Bergen.

The victim is reportedly out of the car and walking around.

Bergen Fire Department and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 9:17 a.m.: Confirmed minor injury. Vehicle is on its roof.

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Five children where injured in a two-car accident on Thursday afternoon when a 17-year-old driver in Darien allegedly failed to yield the right-of-way.

All five children, ages 9 to 13, were transported by ground ambulance to Erie County Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

The 17-year-old driver, Dean G. Cullinan, of Prospect Street, Corfu, also suffered a minor injury and was transported to UMMC.

Cullinan was reportedly southbound on County Line Road when he went through a stop sign at Sumner Road.

Kelly Susan Ford, 45, of Fairfield Drive, Clarence, was driving a 2011 Honda SUV eastbound on Sumner with the five children in the vehicle.

Ford told Deputy Ron Meides that Cullinan's 1995 Plymouth minivan seemed to suddenly appear in front of her at the intersection. She couldn't tell, she said, if the minivan had stopped before entering the intersection.

Cullinan told Meides that he had stopped and decided to proceed once he thought the roadway was clear of cross traffic. He said he didn't see Ford's SUV.

The children injured were Kristen H. Olivieri, 9, Clarissa Surianello, 13, Mara K. Giambrone, 13, Emily E. Ford, 13, and Katherine L. Ford, 11.

Meides issued citations to Cullinan for allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign and failure to yield the right-of-way.

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A two-car accident with injuries is reported at the junction of routes 63 and 246. Pavilion and Mercy EMS are responding. Four victims are involved. Vehicles are not blocking. Law enforcement is on scene.

UPDATE 3:19 p.m.: An ambulance from Le Roy is called to the scene.

UPDATE 3:46 p.m.: Patients are taken to UMMC.

UPDATE 3:54 p.m.: All Pavilion units are back in service. State Troopers remain on the scene.

A Le Roy resident was killed in a motor vehicle accident Wednesday on Wethersfield Road, Town of Wethersfield, Wyoming County.

According to the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office, Phillip B. Ellinwood, was heading east on Wethersfield Road when he attempted to pass another eastbound car. Ellinwood's car went off the north shoulder of the road and struck a tree.

Ellinwood was pinned in the vehicle. He was extricated by members of the North Java Fire and Rescue Department.

He was then transported to Wyoming Community Hospital.

The press release reads, "Despite life saving efforts by emergency room personnel Ellinwood died from his injuries."

The accident was invested by the Wyoming County Crash Management Team.

No further details were released.

A two-car accident with possibly serious injuries is reported at 192 Sumner and County Line roads, in Darien. One vehicle reportedly has five children inside.

Darien Fire Department and Mercy EMS are responding.

UPDATE 12:08 p.m.: A unit on scene reports only minor injuries.

UPDATE 12:17 p.m.: All occupants are out of the vehicles.

UPDATE 12:20 p.m.: Two flatbed tow trucks are requested to the scene.

UPDATE 12:54 p.m.: Mercy units transporting patients to UMMC and Suburban Hospital in Buffalo.

UPDATE 1:04 p.m.: All Darien units back in service.

A car has struck a tree in the area of 8033 W. Bergen Road. Le Roy Fire and Ambulance are responding.

UPDATE 6:25 p.m.: The first responder says a person is trapped still inside the vehicle. Other responders are told to take it easy getting there.

UPDATE 6:26 p.m.: The vehicle is said to be totally demolished and a flatbed tow truck is needed.

UPDATE 6:31 p.m.: The tow truck is there. Le Roy has been released from the scene by State Troopers. No word on the trapped person. We're guessing he or she was extricated.

An elderly Canadian man died shortly before noon in the two-car collision at Route 63 (Lewiston Road) and Batavia-Oakfield Townline Road. He was traveling northbound on Route 63 when his car crossed the center line for reasons unknown, striking a southbound car head on.

The struck vehicle was occupied by a couple from Williamsville and they were transported to UMMC with minor injuries.

Names will be forthcoming.

UPDATE 1:13 p.m.: The name of the Williamsville couple is Michael and Diane Zakes, former funeral directors in Oakfield. It will be some time before investigators determine the cause of the accident, if they ever do. Sgt. Kurt Schmitt requests that any witnesses who haven't been interviewed to please call State Police. Schmitt said, "(The elderly driver) was well into the left lane. We don't know why he crossed. That's part of our investigation." He added later, "There are clear indications that tell us he crossed into the left lane. There are indications in the roadway."

A car has reportedly struck a pole in the area of 7444 Reuben Road, Basom, the Tonawanda Indian Reservation.

The driver is reportedly unconscious.

Pole and wires are down. Emergency responders advised to use caution upon approach.

UPDATE 5:12 p.m.: Mercy Flight not required. A second ambulance requested to the scene. Two people are injured.

UDPATE 5:14 p.m.: National Grid requested to the scene.

UPDATE 5:26 p.m.: A Mercy medic requests Mercy Flight to the scene. A landing zone is being set up at Ledge and Reuben roads.

UPDATE 5:40 p.m.: Mercy Flight is on the ground.

UPDATE 5:48 p.m.: Mercy Flight is airborne, headed to Erie County Medical Center.

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A tractor-trailer has reportedly pulled wires down in the area of 9489 Alexander Road, Alexander.

Alexander Fire Department and law enforcement dispatched to the scene.

UPDATE 9:43 a.m.: An assistant chief on scene reports wires in the road (secondary wires to a residence), pole down, traffic backed up "quite a ways." National Grid being notified.

UPDATE 9:53 a.m.: Traffic closed in both directions, but a chief says, "I don't think we're going to be here long. He (rep from National Grid) is going to cut the wires so we can pull them out of the road."

UPDATE 9:59 a.m.: Route 98 being reopened.

UPDATE 10:13 a.m.: Alexander fire back in service.

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A 13-year-old girl was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital by Mercy Flight this afternoon after she was struck by a car while riding her bike on a sidewalk on West Main Street, Batavia.

The girl, Emily Sherman, is at strong in stable condition. 

Her injuries are not believed to be life threatening, according to Lt. Eugene Jankowski, Batavia PD.

"(Mercy Flight) was more of a precaution, because we don't know," Jankowski said. "In things like this you can always have more serious internal injuries."

Jankowski described the Emily's apparent injuries as cuts and abrasions.

"She was conscious and alert," Jankowski said. "She was complaining, which I think is a good thing."

Emily and a friend -- believed to be students at St. Joe's -- were riding on the sidewalk eastbound when a car attempted to pull from the Denny's parking lot, making a right-hand turn onto Main.

The driver, Erin George, 23, apparently saw the first child go by and thought the coast was clear, but the second child was just coming by and obscured by a door pillar of the sedan.

Jankowski said George stopped as quickly as she could, but did drag the girl under her car into the street.

City of Batavia Fire arrived on scene and used air bags to lift the car and safely extricate Emily.

She was then taken by a Mercy EMS ambulance to a field off River Street on the opposite side of the Tonawanda Creek.

George was obviously distraught following the accident. Jankowski said she would be taken to the police station for a witness statement then helped home.

"I don't think she's in any condition to drive," Jankowski said.

The mother of both girls showed up at the scene as did the principal of St. Joe's and Batavia City Council President Marianne Clattenburg, who teaches at St. Joe's.

Jankowski said parents need to remind their children of bicycle safety during the summer months. Bicycles should not ride on sidewalks, but on the roadway and with the flow of traffic, Jankowski said.

While it's not known whether the girl was wearing a helmet -- none was visible at the scene -- and there's no indication she suffered a head injury, Jankowski emphasized the importance of bicycle helmets.

"It could be an important factor in saving a life," Jankowski said. "I'm a big promoter of helmets. I wear one myself when I ride."

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A child on a bicycle has been struck by a vehicle in front of Denny's restaurant at 364 W. Main St. in Batavia. The child is still under the vehicle.

Batavia Fire Department and Mercy EMS are responding. Mercy Flight is being sent in, with a five minute ETA.

UPDATE 12:58 p.m.: Ladder truck 15 out of the city is going to set up a landing zone for the helicopter on River Street, south of Main street by the creek.

UPDATE 1:03 p.m.: Mercy Flight is on the ground.

UPDATE 1:06 p.m.: The victim has been extricated.

An ATV rider driving on a trail next to a railroad track in Alexander hit a ditch and was thrown from his vehicle on Saturday afternoon.

Injured in the accident was Matthew S. Streiff, 38, of 39 Drake St., Oakfield.

Streiff was riding on the former Erie Lackawana Railroad bed, which runs parallel of Genesee Street, off Stroh Road, Alexander.

When his ATV hit the ditch, he was ejected, according to Deputy Frank Bordonaro, who investigated the accident, which happened at about 4 o'clock.

A friend transported Streiff to UMMC and Streiff was then transferred to Strong Memorial Hospital.

Streiff, who suffered a head injury, is listed in satisfactory condition at Strong.

A motor-vehicle accident, with unknown injuries, is reported at 871 Gabbey Road in Pembroke. The vehicle is on its roof.

The location is "by the bend" at Wyman and Marble roads.

Pembroke and Indian Falls fire departments and Mercy EMS are responding.

UPDATE 1:20 a.m.: The driver and a passenger said to be his girlfriend are not in the vehicle. State Troopers went to a house not far away on Route 5, where it was thought they might be, but they weren't there. Now troopers are going to a house on South Lake Road. At least one of the vehicle's occupants is believed to be injured. Firefighters are proceeding to stage in the area of South Lake and Gabbey roads, not far from the accident scene. Mercy medics are continuing non-emergency mode. A hook tow truck is en route to the vehicle, a red Corvette.

UPDATE 1:40 a.m.: Law enforcement tells dispatch that the two parties involved purportedly suffered only cuts and bruises and that they they were taken by a third party to their respective residences. Next, the pair was thought to be indeed at the South Lake Road residence -- based on what a responder reportedly saw -- despite what the homeowner contended. This sparked comments on the scanner about "honesty issues." Now, the Corvette's occupants are thought to be, or are returning to, the home on Route 5. Pembroke and Indian Falls are put back in service, along with Mercy medics. A fire hyrdrant was sheared off as a result of the accident, but is not spouting water. The water authority has been notified.

A driver involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident late Saturday afternoon died as a result of his injuries, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Lavern L. Williams, 57, of Black Street Road, Pavilion, was transported to UMMC by ground ambulance following the 6:23 p.m. accident where he was pronounced dead.

Williams was driving a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee southbound on Linwood Road when his vehicle went off the west side of the road, striking a utility pole then a pile of brush, which caused the Jeep to overturn. The Cherokee came to rest on its wheels. 

Pavilion and Le Roy fire departments were called to the scene and Williams was extricated from the vehicle. 

Mercy Flight was called to the scene, but Mercy EMS transported Williams to UMMC.

The accident is being investigated by Deputy Chad Mower, Sgt. Greg Walker and Deputy Eric Seppala of the Crash Management Team.

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In Pavilion, a serious car accident at 9673 Linwood Road with entrapment has been reported. The car has hit a pole and there are wires down. One person in the back seat is unconscious and has serious injury. 

Mercy Flight 6 out of Buffalo is on the way to the scene along with Mercy Medic 2, and Pavilion Fire Department. Extrication is needed. Mercy Flight has a 14-minute ETA. Le Roy fire assisting with landing zone.

Update: Person has been extricated and Mercy Flight has a 7-minute ETA. National Grid called to the scene. No ETA given.

Update: National Grid to the scene in 25 minutes.

Five people were injured early this morning when one car allegedly failed to yield to another at the intersection of routes 33 and 237 in Stafford.

All five people were taken to area hospitals.

Accused of failing to yield is Joseph Robert Hale, 30, of Marr Drive, Pittsford.

Hale was reportedly southbound on Route 237. When he reached the intersection, according ot the investigation, he stopped and then proceeded to attempt a left turn onto Route 33.

Hale's 2009 Volkswagen sedan was struck by a 2004 Jeep SUV driven by Jonathan B. Smith, 50, of Porter Avenue, Batavia.

Smith's Jeep overturned.

Hale, who was transported to UMMC, had no passengers.

In Smith's vehicle were Selena M. Smith, 51, Kala Smith, 14. (Note, the fourth passenger is also listed as Selena M. Smith, 51; we'll need to seek clarification on this from the Sheriff's Office).

The Smiths were all taken to Strong Memorial Hospital.

None of the injuries are reported as life threatening.

Smith was cited for allegedly driving without a license.

The accident was investigated by Deputy James Diehl.

A two-car accident is reported at routes 33 and 237.

Stafford Fire Department and Mercy EMS dispatched. A third ambulance is requested from Byron since no additional Mercy rigs are available. A fourth ambulance is requested from Bethany.

Traffic control is requested at the west and east ends of the intersection. One lane will be closed and two-way traffic directed by traffic police.

No Mercy Flight helicopters are available. Buffalo is grounded due to weather.

Two people were entrapped, but are now out.