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Friday, May 17, 2013  Public safety officials in Connecticut say about 50 people have been hurt after two commuter trains collided outside New York City. Four of those injuries were deemed serious.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Syracuse police department is investigating a crash involving two vehicles on the 2200 block of East Genessee Street.

Monday, March 11, 2013  New York Sen. Charles Schumer says new rules are planned to prevent trucks and buses from striking low bridge underpasses.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Troopers say the crash occurred on Interstate 90 around 2 a.m. Thursday when two trucks, one of them a tandem tractor-trailer, collided in the town of Herkimer, just east of Utica.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Galloway lost control of her vehicle when she attempted to pass a tractor-trailer operated by 61-year-old Jacques Dube, of Quebec.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Police are investigating a collision between an ambulance and a minibus in the Finger Lakes that sent five people to hospitals.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Robert W. Meader escaped serious injury after the truck he was driving collided with two deer at the same time, according to Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  It's that time of year again. New York authorities are warning motorists to watch out for deer on the roads as the mating season heats up.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  Authorities say a Hudson Valley couple and a Central New York woman are in critical condition after their vehicles collided on a Finger Lakes road.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  After the megabus disaster on Onondaga Lake Parkway two years ago, Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the federal government to investigate the rising number of overpass collisions due to GPS devices.

Thursday, September 20, 2012  Police say two people have been killed in a head-on collision between a car and a pickup truck pulling a horse trailer in western New York.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Authorities say the death of 65-year-old woman in a collision with a parolee fleeing from police in the Mohawk Valley has led to criminal charges against the man.

Friday, July 06, 2012  Authorities say five people were injured Thursday after a collision at a rural Central New York intersection.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Authorities say several Amish adults and children have been taken to a hospital after their horse-drawn buggy was involved in a collision with a FedEx truck on a northern New York road.

Wednesday, February 01, 2012  A 76 year old man was struck by a car that then sped off.  Madison County Sheriff's deputies are searching for the small dark car that lost its mirror/