A one-car accident is reported at Alva Place by JCPenney in the City of Batavia. The driver hit a curb and possibly a light pole and reportedly seems disoriented.
Medics on scene report the driver missed the driveway and hit the curb.
Firefighters are there, too.
UPDATE 3:20 p.m.: A light pole was not struck. Medics are back in service and firefighters are returning to quarters.
A one-car accident with possible minor injury has been reported in the area of 10056 East Road, Bethany.
Bethany Fire Department and Mercy EMS responding.
A car has struck a utility pole and at least one person suffered minor injuries in an accident on Cacner Road, Bethany.
Bethany Fire Department is responding.
A driver was taken to ECMC with a complaint of neck pain yesterday following a one-car rollover accident at 4:54 p.m. on Route 77, Darien.
Nickol R. Burnett, 20, of Horseshoe Lake Road, Stafford, was cited for allegedly driving too fast for conditions.
Deputy Chris Parker, in his report, said the roads were slick with rain and Burnett lost control of her vehicle. Her 2004 Chevy sedan began to spin clockwise and traveled off the roadway and struck a culvert at the end of a driveway causing it to overturn.
A car reportedly struck a deer on Route 5 near Kelsey Road.
There are injuries reported.
East Pembroke Fire Department and Mercy EMS responding.
UPDATE 6:28 p.m.: One person was transported to UMMC by ground ambulance. Officials on scene said that a driver of another vehicle saw the deer, slowed down and the deer jumped over that car and landed on this minivan. No further information available at this time.
Though the sun shone on Bergen this morning, there was little joy in the tiny village of 1,200 people.
The community laid to rest one of its youngest members today, Eric. C. Wall, 16, who died Friday afternoon in a tragic and ultimately unexplainable accident
An overflow crowd filled the Methodist Church for an hour-long service.
After the service, Pastor Michael Merry spoke with reporters and said though it is a sad day, it's also a day of hope.
"I see hope in a community that has come together," Merry said. "I see hope that we can maybe find a way to prevent this kind of tragic death from happening again."
On Friday afternoon, at about 2:45, Eric was on his way home from school with two friends. When they got into the village, the three boys went their separate ways and Eric apparently decided to try and run across the train tracks. It's impossible to know what he saw or what he thought. There was a CSX train coming from the west and an Amtrak train coming from the east. Eric was first struck by the passenger train and then by the cargo train. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
"This has been very difficult for the community to cope with," Merry said. "Perhaps the most difficult part -- as you can just hear -- is the train whistle in the background. We have about 70 trains per day come through here. It's going to be hard to get that sound out of our heads. I think this is a day of healing, but as we hear that train go by, we will also remember."
Merry said Eric was memorialized during the service as a kid who made people laugh and stuck up for weaker, picked-on classmates, and would stand up for what he believed in.
"We will mourn his loss," Merry said. "He will be missed in all kinds of ways."
On Saturday, Eric's brother planted an apply tree in the little park near the train tracks. The tree was a gift from the community. At 9 a.m., Monday, the tree will be dedicated in a community service. Merry asked that the media let the community have a quiet, undisturbed ceremony.
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A two-car accident has been reported in the area of 1431 Broadway Road, Darien.
Initially, one driver was trapped, but managed to get himself out.
No injuries are reported. Medics responding for evaluation of victims.
A 6-year-old child on South Main Street fell down a flight of stairs, about 15 feet, and was unconscious but breathing when Mercy EMS arrived.
With a storm coming, a Mercy ambulance is hurrying to the airport so that the child can be taken to a hospital by Mercy Flight before a storm hits the area.
There is a 10-minute window available.
The child was reportedly reviving during transport.
UPDATE 10:07 p.m.: Mercy Flight in route to Strong Memorial Hospital.
A one-vehicle rollover accident with no injuries has been reported in the area of 986 Bloomingdale Road, Basom.
The driver is reportedly out of the vehicle and walking around.
Alabama Fire Department dispatched.
UPDATE 7:43 a.m.: An assistant chief on scene reports that "he didn't roll it, he just went off the side of the road." No injuries. Alabama equipment held in the hall.
A car is off the road on the Thruway in the area of mile marker 396, which puts it about 8/10 of a mile east of the Slusser Road overpass.
Unknown injuries.
East Pembroke fire and Mercy EMS responding.
UPDATE 9:28 p.m.: Another caller indicates a vehicle is on its side. No person is seen outside the vehicle.
UPDATE 9:32 p.m.: First responder reports car on all four wheels. Mercy EMS can respond non-emergency.
A two-car motor accident with minor injuries is reported at 10705 Alexander Road in Alexander.
Alexander Fire Department on scene along with Mercy medics.
UPDATE 1:15 p.m.: Patient declined medical treatment. All units back in service.
A 16-year-old Byron-Bergen High School student apparently tried to dash across train tracks on the north side of Lake Avenue on Friday afternoon and was struck by a westbound Amtrak train.
The youth was then hit by an eastbound CSX train.
Pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Robert Yungfleish was Eric C. Wall, of Bergen.
Eric walked home from school with two friends Friday. At some point on Lake Avenue, Eric and his friends went their separate ways and Eric started running north, toward home. He went under a pedestrian gate at the train crossing even while warning bells were clanging, according to witnesses.
Deputy Chief Gordon Dibble said it's impossible to know what Eric's intentions were or if he was aware that not just one, but two trains were bearing down on the intersection.
One village resident said there has been a problem recently with the crossing gates going down and the bells ringing even though no train was coming.
Eric made it across one pair of tracks before being struck, Dibble said.
After he was struck, Eric's body was apparently thrown across Lake Avenue, landing on the south shoulder of the roadway near the train tracks.
The accident was reported at 2:47 p.m. By 3:15 p.m., dozens of students from Byron-Bergen were in the village, all seemingly aware of what had happened and who had been killed. Many students were in tears.
At least six school officials, a few wearing "crisis team" badges, were on scene.
Mayor Ralph Marsocci said he knew Eric. Like many Byron-Bergen students, Eric would stop into Ralph and Rosie's delicatessen after school for a slice of pizza.
"He was a wonderful kid, as most of them are," Marsocci said. "He was always very polite, always said 'thank you.'"
In a village of only 1,200 people, Eric's tragic death would be felt by the whole community, Marsocci said.
"People are devastated," Marsocci.
Friends of Eric's who spoke with the media said that Eric was fun to be around.
"He was really funny," Nicole Adams said. "He was like awkward funny. He would make stupid jokes, but everybody would laugh. Whoever was with him was always happy because he was always funny."
Her sister, Shauna, added, "I barely knew him and every time I talked to him he made me laugh."
The girls said they found out about the accident because a friend was on a school bus that was in the area and saw the whole thing and called them immediately.
Dibble said investigators gathered a number of statements from eyewitnesses.
The investigation is ongoing.
Assisting at the scene were the Bergen Fire Department and State Police.
A train conductor has called in a train-vs.-pedestrian accident at the North Lake Avenue railroad crossing in Bergen.
Bergen Fire and Mercy EMS responding.
Dispatchers checking on the availability of Mercy Flight.
UPDATE 2:56 p.m.: Emergency medical response canceled.
UPDATE 3:38 p.m.: On scene, confirmed fatality.
UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: A student of Byron-Bergen High School was killed in the accident. His name has not yet been released. The youth was apparently headed northbound on the east side of North Lake Avenue when he decided to try crossing the tracks. There was an eastbound CSX training coming and a westbound Amtrak train. He was struck by the Amtrak train. There were several eyewitnesses to the accident, according to Deputy Chief Gordon Dibble. He said investigators are still determining the details and comparing statements. Dozens of Byron-Bergen students were on scene within minutes of the accident, many of them in tears. Students we spoke to described the youth as popular and fun to be around. The accident apparently happened right in front of a school bus with students on board. At least a half-dozen school officials were on scene, many of them wearing "crisis team" badges. We'll have a complete story later tonight. The roadway is just now being reopened.
UPDATE 6:45 p.m.: Also, grief counselors are at the school tonight starting at 7 p.m. for anyone in the community who needs to talk.
A car has reportedly struck at pole in the area of 128 Vine St., Batavia.
If there are injuries, they are apparently minor.
No wires are reported down.
City fire and Mercy EMS asked to respond non-emergency. City police are on scene.
A two-car accident with injuries is reported at 665 Bloomingdale Road in Alabama.
Alabama fire and Mercy medics are responding.
UPDATE 5:34 p.m.: A second ambulance is requested.
UPDATE 5:56 p.m.: About 10 minutes ago, they called for two flatbed tow trucks.
UPDATE 6:03 p.m.: One medic is transporting to UMMC, another to Suburban Hospital in Buffalo. Alabama fire units back in service. No word on the number of victims or their injuries.
Reader Doug Veltz submitted pictures of this morning's one-car accident on Union Street. At this point, we have no further information on the accident (initial report).
A car has reportedly struck a utility pole in the area of 8 Union St., Batavia.
No injuries are reported.
The pole is down. Unknown hazards.
City fire dispatched.
A two-car accident with injuries is reported at Allegany and Ledge roads. Alabama Fire Department and Mercy EMS are responding along with Sheriff's deputies.
UPDATE 2:38 p.m. Pembroke and Indian Falls fire departments are requested to stand by in their halls.
UPDATE 2:41 p.m.: A responder on scene reports there is one injury. Two flatbed tow trucks are requested.
UPDATE 2:58 p.m.: Pembroke and Indians Falls are back in service.
UPDATE 3:05 p.m.: Mercy medics are transporting the victim to UMMC.
UPDATE 3:17 p.m.: Alabama is back in service.
A one-car accident is reported at the intersection of Indian Falls and North Pembroke roads. The driver is said to have hit a culvert and suffered a minor knee injury.
East Pembroke Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding.
UPDATE 5:39 p.m.: The driver declined medical treatment. Mercy medics are back in service.
A fuel tank reportedly came completely off a car while it was traveling on Byron-Stafford Road near Thwing Road, Stafford.
There is a fuel spill.
Stafford Fire is responding.
UPDATE 2:52 p.m.: A chief reports the tank was full when it came off. The tank is on the road with a hole in it and it is "leaking like crazy."
UPDATE 3:04 p.m.: This has been declared a Level 1 hazmat incident. About 20 gallons of gas have leaked. The road will be foamed down. Fire police from South Byron and Stafford requested to the scene to close the roadway.
UPDATE 3:17 p.m.: Fuel leak under control.
UPDATE 3:29 p.m.: Chief releases South Byron fire police, "with our thanks."
UPDATE 4:04 p.m.: The road is open.
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