ALBANY, NY — State Police Troop T responded to a serious personal injury crash involving two passenger vehicles at Exit 24 on the NYS Thruway at approximately 6:45 p.m. Dec. 1.
Preliminary investigation revealed that Vehicle 1 entered the Thruway from the acceleration ramp, blocking the path of Vehicle 2, which subsequently struck Vehicle 1.
Vehicle 1 contained two adults and three minors.
Vehicle 2 contained four adults.
The operator of Vehicle 1 was transported to Albany Medical Center and was later pronounced deceased.
The remaining adult and the minors in Vehicle 1, as well as the adults in Vehicle 2, were all transported to Albany Medical Center.
All I-87 northbound traffic was diverted off Exit 24.
Traffic was later cleared via the right lane.
Troop T, along with Troop G Bureau of Criminal Investigation, remained on scene.
