Two People Airlifted To Albany Medical Following Crash In Hancock

UPDATE: State police have released the names of the people injured in Friday's crash.  The driver was 30-year-old James Daigneault of Lee and his passenger was 31-year-old Sara Rock of Stephentown, N.Y.

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HANCOCK, Mass. — Two people were seriously injured after a crash on Route 20 Friday night.

 

State Police say a 30-year-old man from Lee and a 31-year-old woman from Stephentown, N.Y. were airlifted to Albany Medical Center for treatment for serious injuries following the 7 p.m. crash. Police are not releasing the names of the victims at this time.

 

Police say the man was lost control of the 2005 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck he was driving and crashed. Both occupants were trapped inside the vehicle. Fire departments from Hancock, Pittsfield, Richmond, Lebanon Valley, N.Y. and Chatham, N.Y. were on scene for nearly five hours extricating the occupants from the vehicle — the driver being pulled from the vehicle four hours after the crash and passenger 40 minutes later.

 

The cause of the crash is still under investigation, police said. No charges have been filed at this time.

 

New York State Police, Pittsfield Police and members from the Department of Transportation were on scene assisting.