NYSP: One dead following head-on crash in Otsego County
TOWN OF MILFORD, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – One driver involved in a two-car head-on collision in the Town of Milford was pronounced dead at a local hospital, New York State Police announced Wednesday.
NYSP at Oneonta responded to the reported crash on State Highway 28 in Milford around 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 19. Troopers found the crash between a Toyota Corolla and a Subaru Forrester as members of the Otsego Fire Department had been on the scene providing aid to both drivers.
There were no other occupants in either vehicle, and both drivers were taken to Bassett Medical. The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.
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