Mahopac Falls Car Crash Injures One, Shuts Route 6N For Hour

CARMEL, N.Y. – One person was injured and another shaken up in a two-car accident in the Mahopac Falls section of Carmel on Thursday, according to local fire officials.

Mahopac Falls firefighters respond to a two-car accident on Route 6N Thursday afternoon.
Photo Credit: *Mahopac Falls Fire Department*

A person injured in a two-car accident on Route 6N in Mahopac Falls Thursday is tended to by emergency medical workers.
Photo Credit: *Mahopac Falls Fire Department*

Carol Reif

08/05/2016 2:30 p.m.

The crash occurred on Route 6N near Myrtle Avenue (Route 71) around 1:44 in the afternoon.

The injured person was taken to Danbury Hospital by EMStar crews, according to Jack Casey, information officer for the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department.

Traffic was diverted for about an hour while the accident scene was cleared.

Responding to the crash were members of the Mahopac Falls fire and emergency medical services and Carmel police.

As of Friday, no tickets had been issued. The accident remains under investigation.

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