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A motor vehicle accident with possible serious injury is reported in the area of 8966 Alleghany Road, Corfu, which is just north of Cohocton Road.

Corfu Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 6:32 p.m.: A second ambulance requested to the scene.

UPDATE 6:36 p.m.: Corfu command asks for a check on the availability of Mercy Flight.

UPDATE 6:38 p.m.: Mercy Flight #8 out of Batavia is available and is requested to the scene.

UPDATE 6:43 p.m.: A landing zone is being established at Route 77 and Cohocton Road.

UPDATE 6:53 p.m.: The patient may be a child.

UPDATE 9 p.m.: According to Corfu Chief Greg Lang, the child suffered a possible back injury and was flown to ECMC by Mercy Flight.  The child's father may have fallen asleep at the wheel.  His Chevy sedan hit a driveway and went airborne, rolling over three or four times. He sustained a head injury and was transported to an area hospital by ground ambulance. There is no other information available at this time.

A pedestrian has been struck by a vehicle in the area of 370 West Main St,, Batavia.

A first responder reports the patient is conscious and alert.

City Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

Southbound traffic is blocked at Union and West Avenue. 

A one-vehicle accident is reported in the area of 6817 Lewiston Road, Oakfield.

A car went off the road, and the caller reports the car is off in a field "quite a ways."

Unknown injuries.

Oakfield Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 11:44 p.m.: A first responder reports heavy damage.

UPDATE 11:46 p.m.: "Everybody's out of the vehicle," a first responder reports.

UPDATE 11:54 p.m.: No need for Mercy Flight. Two more basic life support ambulances requested to the scene.

UPDATE 12:15 a.m.: Three patients transported to ECMC.

A 44-year-old man was killed in Alabama on Wednesday night after he was struck by a vehicle while in the roadway on Route 63, according to a Sheriff's Office news release.

The victim is identified as Richard Alan Jones, area of residence not disclosed. 

Jones, who was apparently crossing the roadway at 8:19 p.m., was struck by a vehicle driven by 67-year-old Vidal Chavez of North Main Street, Elba.  Chavez was westbound on Route 63.

A Genesee County Coroner pronounced Jones dead at the scene.

The Sheriff's Office Crash Management Team is investigating the accident and the investigation is still open.

Assisting at the scene were the Alabama Volunteer Fire Department, Mercy EMS, and State Police.

Previously: Accident reported on Route 77 at Judge Road in Alabama

A two-car accident is reported at North Street and Bank Street, Batavia.

A police officer, first on scene, reports all occupants out of the vehicles and walking.

City Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 2:38 p.m.: No injuries.

An accident is reported at Judge and Alleghany roads in Alabama.

A person is reportedly down in the roadway.

Alabama Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 8:23 p.m.: This may be a car vs. pedestrian accident.  Dispatchers are checking on the availability of Mercy Flight.

UPDATE 8:28 p.m.: Traffic being shut down on Route 77.

UPDATE 10:47 p.m.: This was a fatal accident.  The family has been notified. The Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation.  The Crash Management Team is on scene. The accident is under investigation, and there no further information is available just yet. The name of the victim will be released later. 

A 68-year-old Batavia woman who was active in the community as a volunteer and advocate was killed Friday evening on Route 5 in the Town of Batavia after her westbound 2021 Hyundai suburban crossed the double-yellow line and struck two-oncoming vehicles.

Mary Ellen Wilber was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Karen Lang.

"She loved this community," Paula Savage told The Batavian on Saturday morning. "She was involved in so many organizations."

The accident, in the area of 3833 West Main Street Road,  is under investigation by the Sheriff's Office.

Wilber's vehicle struck a 2014 Ford F-350 and a 2015 Jeep Cherokee, which were both eastbound at about 6:36 p.m.  The driver of the F-350 was uninjured. The driver of the Jeep was transported to ECMC with lower body injuries.

Among the groups Wilber supported and participated in were the  Friends of The Batavia Peace Garden, the Business and Professional Women's Club. She was also an occasional public speaker at City Council meetings on issues that mattered to her.

Her brother, David J. Zanghi, was known as the "The Mayor of Southside."  He died in April 2020, the first local person to die as a result of contracting COVID-19.

Savage said whenever she needed anything, Wilber would rush to her side to help.  If a tour group showed up unexpectedly at the Peace Garden, Wilber arrived minutes later in costume to provide an orientation to the tourists.  

"She was one of the most giving, loving people I have ever met," Savage said. "It's a terrible loss for me."

Carol Grasso, who served alongside Wilber in community volunteer efforts, said she loved her family and her community.

"She was a great girl for the community," Grasso said. "She did everything. She was involved with everything. If anybody ever needed anything, she was there."

Savage said, "It's not only a loss for me. It's a loss for our community."

Top photo: File photo by Howard Owens from 2013 when the Peace Garden received an award from the Chamber of Commerce.  Mary Ellen Wilber is second from left, with Barb Toal, Carol Grasso, and Berneda Scoins.

A bicyclist has reportedly fallen and may have suffered a head injury on South Main Street, near the roundabout, in Batavia.

City Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 1:15 a.m.: I drove over to the roundabout for an update, and the scene was cleared when I arrived.  

Two accidents are reported in Bergen, both with injuries and entrapment.

The first accident reported was at Jericho and Townline Road the second at Route 33 and Route 19.

Two vehicles involved in the first accident, three in the second.

Bergen Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched to both accidents.

UPDATE 3:53 p.m.: At one of the accidents, a responder reported no entrapment but assistance needed in getting patients out of a vehicle.  

UPDATE 3:55 p.m.: Le Roy Ambulance requested to the Jericho Road accident.

A truck has reportedly hit a pole on Ellicott Street Road at Shepard Road, Batavia.

Unknown injuries.

Town of Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 11:52 a.m.: There's also a truck off the road with a fuel leak on Route 63 and Little Canada Road. Bethany Fire responding.  A minor injury reported at the Shepard Road incident. 

UPDATE 11:53 a.m.: Shepard Road, no injuries. The driver is in an emergency vehicle, warming.  Low-hanging wires, none detached.

UPDATE 12:03 p.m.: Trucks can't get through because of the low-hanging wires at Shepard Road.  A single lane is open for cars.

UPDATE 12:08 p.m.: Traffic control is needed at Little Canada Road. "We're on a bend in the road here. People are flying around the curve before they see us."

A two-car motor vehicle accident is reported at Vallance Road and Route 19 in Le Roy.;

Injuries are reported.

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Le Roy Fire and Le Roy Ambulance responding. 

 UPDATE 8:26 a.m.: Stella's towing both pickup trucks. Law enforcement is clearing the scene. 

Driving too fast through a curve is the likely cause of a traffic accident on Simonds Road in Darien at 1:43 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a Sheriff's Office accident report.

Charles Chesley, 52, of Varysburg, the sole occupant and driver of a 2016 Western truck, reportedly hauling manure, was entrapped in the cab of the vehicle and needed to be extricated by crews from Darien, Corfu and East Pembroke.

He was airlifted to Strong Memorial Hospital by Mercy Flight Central.  He is listed in "guarded" condition. At Strong, patients in the Intensive Care Unit are listed as "guarded."

No citations are listed on the accident report, which Deputy Kevin McCarthy prepared.

Previous report: Manure truck rollover reported on Simonds Road, Darien

Photo by Alecia Kaus/Video News Service

A manure truck rollover accident is reported in the area of 10067 Simonds Road, Darien.

Darien Fire, Corfu Fire and East Pembroke Fire were dispatched.

"Heavy entrapment," reported.

Law enforcement on scene requested Mercy Flight on standby.

UPDATE 1:59 p.m.: Mercy Flight Central requested to the scene.  There is a 30-minute ETA.

UPDATE 2:03 p.m.: Patient is alert.

UPDATE 2:37 p.m.: Mercy Flight is on the ground.

UPDATE 2:53 p.m.: DEC is responding though the manure spill is flowing into a field. "No waterways involved."  A heavy wrecker is canceled. The owner is apparently going to take care of moving it.

UPDATE 3:02 p.m.: The patient is being transported to Strong Memorial Hospital.

Photos by Alecia Kaus/Video News Service

A person in Alexander was killed this morning by a tree that fell on her at the WNY Gas & Steam Engine Association grounds on Gillate Road.

According to State Police, the tree was being cut down on the property and fell in the path of a 65-year-old woman.

Neighbors called 9-1-1, and the tree was removed with a tractor.

Troopers and medical staff attempted life-saving measures. 

According to State Police, the scene was consistent with with an accidental death and foul play is not suspected.

The identity of the victim is being withheld at this time.

A semi-truck has reportedly struck a utility pole on Court Street in Batavia.

No word on possible injuries, if any.

City Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

A bicyclist has reportedly been struck at Oak Street and Main Street, Batavia.

Unknown injuries.

City Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

A pedestrian has reportedly been stuck in the area of 2719 Pearl Street Road, Batavia,

East Pembroke Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 6:36 p.m.: The patient is a child. She is apparently speaking with a first responder and provided her name.

An accident involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle is reported at Ellicott Street Road and Transit in Stafford.

Unknown injuries.

Stafford Fire and Bethany Fire dispatched along with Mercy EMS.

UPDATE 5:01 p.m.: The passenger vehicle involved is reportedly a sedan.  Minor injuries reported.

UPDATE 5:04 p.m.: Debris in the roadway. No travel lanes are blocked.  Fire police are being asked to flag for one lane of traffic with firefighters are on scene.

A two-vehicle accident is reported in the area of 6506 East Bethany Le Roy Road, Stafford.

Injuries are reported. 

Stafford Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 7:44 a.m.: A second ambulance requested to the scene. Bethany Fire's ambulance dispatched.

UPDATE 7:49 a.m.: Traffic is blocked.  Extrication required.

UPDATE 8:03 a.m.: One person transported to Strong Memorial Hospital.

UPDATE 8:21 a.m.: Road re-opened. Stafford back in service.

A rollover accident is reported on South Lake Road, Pavilion.

There is a single occupant in the vehicle.

Minor injuries. Wires down.

Pavilion Fire and Mercy EMS dispatched.

UPDATE 8:21 a.m.: Pavilion back in service.