ROTTERDAM, NY — A propane delivery truck crashed into a home on Peter Road on Thursday morning after the driver apparently suffered a medical emergency.
The Rotterdam Police Department responded to 767 Peter Road at approximately 7:42 a.m. for a report of a propane truck into a residence.
Officers arrived to find a Ferrellgas truck carrying a large quantity of propane tanks had struck the home.
The driver was out of the vehicle when officers arrived and appeared to have had a medical event that caused the accident.
The driver was transported to Ellis Hospital.
No one was in the residence at the time of the accident.
The Rotterdam Police Department was assisted by the Carman Fire Department and National Grid in determining there was no gas leaking from the tanks on the vehicle and that there was no threat to the surrounding neighborhood.
The Rotterdam building inspector was also on scene.
