Red tractor-trailer hits vehicle on New York Thruway and flees, Orange County NY

Traffic

Reported: 11/17/2025 05:26 AM

NY State Thruway, New York

A red tractor-trailer struck another vehicle on the New York State Thruway near Mile Marker 26.2 northbound and drove away without stopping. The struck vehicle had left-side damage, and a female occupant reported back pain. Emergency medical services were dispatched and the left lane was blocked due to the accident.

Audio|Source: New York State Thruway Authority - New York Division

03:17

Transcript:

00:00

Go ahead One-6-5 1-1-6-5 You can have a troopers follow for a red tractor trailer red cab red trailer that just hit another vehicle and kept going.

00:17

Her receive northbound?

00:20

Northbound should be left-side damage.

00:26

There is a witness on scene that saw what happened.

00:30

NARC, New York 7108.

00:34

7108, I'm copy to right.

00:38

No, receive 828.

00:39

01-165.

00:49

New York to 1165.

00:50

116-0.

00:55

Is there any entrapment there?

00:59

Looks like the door is open.

01:02

Driver's door, I'll please, though.

01:11

There's already damage to the vehicle, big houses on scene,

01:15

airbag deployment.

01:20

Sorry.

01:23

It looks like there's actually pieces of the tractor trailer out here.

01:26

It looks like it's missing a step.

01:44

711-0.

01:49

711. 711.

01:51

Can you provide the details and location of that last tractor trailer and condition? We'll hear.

02:05

Alaska permit is the last location was near Mile Marker 26.2 northbound red cab red trailer damage to the left side of the vehicle.

02:28

We have a tractor trailer with another vehicle and their call-out.

02:36

711, you have a lot of static.

02:39

They hit a vehicle, kept going.

02:42

EMS is en route for a female with back pain on scene.

02:57

Here to 1165.

02:58

116-1-163 is on for 65.

03:09

1163, are there any lanes loss?

03:14

We have the left lane blocked.

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