4 Rescued After Car Crashes Near Amawalk Reservoir

SOMERS, NY — Four people were rescued after the car they were in went off the road and almost into the Amawalk Reservoir in Somers Tuesday. Around 11 a.m. the Somers Volunteer Fire Department was called to the intersection of Route 22 and Miller Avenue for a report of a car off the roadway.

Troopers were dispatched at approximately 10:50 a.m. for a car over the guide rail on Route 202.

Fire personnel found four people already out of the car when the got there. One man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the Westchester Medical Center by EMS. The remaining three occupants, including one small child, were uninjured.

State police said it is believed the driver swerved to avoid an object in the roadway, struck the guide rail, and the vehicle jumped the rail before coming to rest in the wooded area adjacent to the water. The vehicle struck a tree and came to rest near the water.

Officials said fire units remained at the scene with a Department of Environmental Protection hazmat team to mitigate a spill into the reservoir.

Somers Fire Department was assisted by Somer police, state police and DEP personnel.

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