Crews respond to Wolf Road dump truck crash
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Six people were transported to the hospital on Wednesday following a car crash on Wolf Road. Colonie Police say a driver appeared to suffer a medical emergency, which caused the chain reaction crash.
Witnesses told police that the driver who suffered the medical event was traveling north in a Nissan on Wolf Road when he accelerated through a red light at the Wolf Road and Marcus Blvd intersection. He crashed into a 2017 Subaru at the Wolf Road and Ulenski Drive intersection and then hit a second car in front of 221 Wolf Road.
After the second crash, the Nissan struck a Waste Management garbage truck turning into the Courtyard by Marriot Hotel. Police say none of the injuries appear life-threatening.
Wolf Road was fully reopened at 10:45 a.m. Witnesses or anyone with footage of the crash is asked to contact the Colonie Police at (518) 782-2620.