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92-year-old died following a collision in Ramapo Tuesday morning between a dump
truck transporting a bucket loader and a Hyundai Sonata.
Ramapo
police say the incident happened around 10:15 am at the intersection of Route 202
and Mayer Drive. The dump truck was traveling eastbound toward the
intersection where the car was waiting to make a left turn to travel west. The
result was a T-bone collision.
Lt.
Blaine Howell said speed is not believed to have been a factor.
“The
car approached the intersection of 202, slowed down and then proceeded to start
to make a left-hand turn in front of the truck. [Witnesses] said the truck
tried to avoid the car and was unable to do so."
The
driver, a Monebello resident, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital
and pronounced dead. His identity wasn’t immediately made
available.
The
driver of the dump truck was not injured, and Howell said he was “cooperative
with the investigation.”
The
roads were temporarily closed as police investigated the scene.