Two Construction Workers Injured in Royalton Crash Involving Parked Water Tanker

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MIDDLEPORT, N.Y. – Two construction workers were rushed to ECMC, with one airlifted by Mercy Flight, after a serious crash in the Town of Royalton on Thursday afternoon.

According to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred when a sedan traveling westbound on State Road veered off course and collided with a parked, unoccupied water tanker truck positioned on the shoulder. The impact didn’t stop there. The car continued, striking a construction worker who had been seated nearby in the grass.

The sedan then crashed into a second parked vehicle, causing another worker to be thrown onto the trailer’s floorboard before the car finally came to a halt.

The driver of the sedan emerged unscathed, but the two construction workers were transported to ECMC for treatment of neck and back injuries.

Authorities are still investigating the accident.

For further updates, follow this developing story as we learn more from officials.

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