Tow Truck Driver, Greenburgh Paramedic Injured In Thruway Crash

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – A tow truck driver and a Greenburgh paramedic were injured Thursday night on the New York State Thruway after they responded to an earlier accident around 9:30 p.m.

A Greenburgh paramedic and a tow truck driver were injured in a crash on the New York State Thruway near the I-287 split.
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by Meredith Shamburger

02/07/2013 11:15 p.m.

Officials were called to the scene of a two-car accident on the Thruway between exits 8 and 9 on the northbound Thruway, officials said. A paramedic's car at the accident scene was side-swiped by a passing car, pinning a tow truck driver against one of the cars involved in the initial crash, according to published reports.

Reports indicate the tow truck driver and the paramedic suffered non-life threatening injuries. The initial crash victims did not have any major injuries.

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