Multiple Seriously Injured in Head-On Crash Near Kiryas Joel; Yid From Eretz Yisroel Airlifted

By Daily Monroe Staff

A devastating head-on crash last night near Kiryas Joel brought a massive emergency response and left multiple people with severe injuries, including a bachur from Eretz Yisroel who remains in very serious condition.

The collision occurred shortly before 1:00 a.m. at the intersection of Orange and Rockland Road and Route 208.

Kiryas Joel Hatzalah, Monroe Fire Department, Monroe EMS, Monroe Police, New York State Police, and other emergency responders rushed to the scene, where they found several victims in need of immediate medical attention.

One of the victims, a young Chosson from Eretz Yisroel who was traveling in a taxi, suffered traumatic cardiac arrest as a result of the crash. Hatzalah volunteers worked intensively to stabilize him before he was flown by medical helicopter to Westchester Medical Center.

A second medical helicopter was also called to airlift another seriously injured victim from the scene.

The crash temporarily shut down the area as emergency crews treated the injured. The cause of the collision remains under investigation by the New York State Police.

Please keep the injured passenger from Eretz Yisroel in your tefillos as he remains in very serious condition, Meir Pinchas ben Hadassah Esther.