SARTINIA, NY – Troopers with the New York State Police responded to a fatal collision between a Jeep and a semi truck last Friday.
WKBW reported that 86-year-old Blasdell resident Nelson H. Drosendahl was traveling on State Route 16 when his Jeep was struck by an oncoming Chevrolet tractor-trailer. Drosendahl was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.
An unspecified number of other people were transported to ECMC Hospital in Buffalo to be treated for injuries deemed non-life-threatening.
No further details about the crash are available at this time.
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