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UPDATED 12:03 p.m.

The drivers of both cars that collided head on at 6:44 a.m. on Lewiston Road, just south of Galloway Road, Batavia, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said the cars appeared to hit squarely, though the speeds of either vehicle have not yet been determined.

It's unknown what caused a northbound white sedan to cross the double-yellow line.

The sedan hit a minivan.

The sedan, a 1997 Buick, was driven by Quayeshawn D. Smith, 25, of 4590 Mill St., Medina.

The minivan, a 2002 Mazda, was driven by Rosemary Calla, 74, of 34 S. Main St., Oakfield.

Sgt. James Meier said he doesn't believe weather conditions, light wind and a light drizzle, contributed to the accident.

No other passengers were in either vehicle.

Town of Batavia Fire Department and Mercy EMS responded to the scene, though Mercy medics went back in service shortly after arriving at the accident.

Lewiston Road was closed in both directions between Galloway Road and Veterans Memorial Drive from shortly after 7 a.m. until 9:36 a.m.

Oakfield Fire provided traffic control at Galloway and Route 63.

The accident is being investigated by the Crash Management Team of the Sheriff's Office, which includes Sgt. Meier, Sgt. Bill Scott, Deputy Brad Mazur and Investigator William Ferrando.

A serious injury accident is reported in the area of 7936 Lewiston Road, Batavia.

Town of Batavia Fire Department and Mercy EMS requested to the scene.

Mercy Flight unable to fly due to weather.

Route 63 closed in both directions

UPDATE 7:40 a.m.: This is a double fatal accident.

UPDATE 9:36 a.m.: Lewiston Road is reopened. Town of Batavia is back in service.

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A motor-vehicle accident with air-bag deployment is reported at routes 19 and 33. Medics are responding along with the Bergen Fire Department.

UPDATE 2:27 p.m.: Fire police are called to handle traffic.

UPDATE 2:34: There's only one lane of traffic open.

UPDATE 2:49 p.m.: One patient is being transported to UMMC complaining of pain in both wrists after the patient's vehicle was allegedly struck by the other vehicle involved.

UPDATE 3:06 p.m.: Fire crews are back in service.

UPDATE 3:10 p.m.: The roadway is clear and reopened.

A motor-vehicle accident with injuries has been reported at Route 33 and Wortendyke Road.

It may be a rollover accident.

Power lines may be down.

UPDATE 4:08 p.m.: Dispatchers are receiving conflicting reports on injuries. Trooper on scene reports the pole is tilted but wires are not down.

UPDATE 4:16 p.m.: Minor injuries. East Pembroke Fire Department is on scene.

A motorcycle and car accident is reported on West Saile Drive in the Town of Batavia, which has its fire department responding along with Mercy medics and law enforcement.

UPDATE 2:03 p.m.: Town of Batavia is back in service. The motorcyclist/patient is inside Stan's Harley Davidson, located at 4425 W. Saile Drive.

UPDATE 2:07 p.m.: Must have been a sign-off. Mercy medics are back in service.

UPDATE 2:10 p.m.: The motorcyclist has a minor road rash.

An 18-year-old driver is accused of failing to yield to another vehicle at the intersection of Route 77 and Indian Falls Road, leading to an accident that sent six people to area hospitals, two via Mercy Flight.

The accident was reported at 11:22 p.m., Monday, and Pembroke and Indian Falls fire departments responded along with an ambulances from Darien, Akron and Mercy EMS.

Mercy Flight 5 and Mercy Flight 7 were dispatched to the scene.

Three patients were airlifted to Erie County Medical Center: Jeremy W. Myrick, the driver of the first vehicle, and Jacob N. Lekopites, 17, a passenger in Myrick's 1991 Pontiac sedan.

Myrick, of Maryvale Drive, Cheektawaga, was cited for alleged failure to yield.

According to the accident investigation report prepared by Deputy Jason Saile, Myrick was westbound on Indian Falls Road when he pulled onto Route 77 in front of a northbound vehicle.

Driving north was Ocie Bennett Jr., 36, of West State Street, Albion. In the 2005 Ford SUV with Bennett was Patricia Smith, 54.

Both Bennett and Smith were transported to the hospital in Medina.

Two other passengers in Myrick's vehicle, Coty L. Kimmel and Adam G. Woodworth, both 18, were transported to UMMC.

Myrick is listed in fair condition at ECMC. Lekopites was treated and released.

(Initial report)

A serious injury motor-vehicle accident has been reported at Route 77 and Indian Falls Road, Pembroke.

Pembroke and Indian Falls responding.

Mercy Flight requested to the scene.

Corfu Fire Department requested to the scene to set up a landing zone.

Darien ambulance requested to the scene, mutual aid.

UPDATE 11:37 p.m.: A total of three ground ambulances along with Mercy Flight requested to the scene. All victims extricated.

UPDATE 11:39 p.m.: Route 77 northbound being shutdown at the Thruway interchange.

UPDATE 11:42 p.m.: Mercy Flight 5, five minute ETA.

UPDATE 11:44 p.m.: Mercy Flight 7 requested to the scene. Darien, Mercy EMS and Akron ambulances in route. A total of five victims. Mercy Flight 5 is in sight of the ground contact.

UPDATE 11:49 p.m.: Mercy Flight 5 has landed.

UPDATE 11:52 p.m.: Mercy Flight 7, 12 to 15 minute ETA.

UPDATE 11:56 p.m.: Both vehicles are about 50 feet off the roadway. One is on its roof. The other has heavy front-end damage.

UPDATE 11:59 p.m.: Darien ambulance transporting one to UMMC.

UPDATE 12:05 a.m.: Mercy Flight 7 on the ground.

UPDATE 12:11 a.m.: Akron in route to Medina with two patients.

UPDATE 12:31 a.m.: Corfu back in service.

UPDATE 12:43 a.m.: Pembroke and Indian Falls back in service. Route 77 reopening.

A motorcycle accident with possibly serious injuries is reported at 6328 Route 19 in Bergen. Bergen Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding.

UPDATE 12:07 p.m.: Law enforcement is responding. Traffic is impacted.

UPDATE 12:10 p.m.: Fire police are called to shut down traffic on Route 19. The motorcycle is on fire.

UPDATE 12:12 p.m.: Southbound Route 19 will be shut down at Sackett Road. The accident is between Sackett and Bissell roads, by the gun club, on the bridge.

UPDATE 12:16 p.m.: A crew from Churchville is requested to fill in at the Bergen Fire Hall.

UPDATE 12:23 p.m.: The motorcycle fire is out.

UPDATE 1:36 p.m.: (Provided by Howard, who is at the scene.) This was a fatal accident. One man from Monroe County was killed. There were no other injuries. According to Sheriff's Deputy Chief Jerome Brewster, a 2006 Honda motorcycle was headed northbound on Route 19 north of the Village of Bergen when it collided with another northbound vehicle. Witnesses said the motorcyclist had been speeding. Upon impact, "the motorcycle dropped to its side and skidded quite a distance down the roadway before hitting a guard rail, ejecting the driver," Brewster said. The victim was dead by the time emergency crews arrived. The other vehicle was a full-size SUV.

UPDATE 2:20 p.m.: Authorities say the roadway will be reopened in about a half hour.

UPDATE 2:57 p.m.: Route 19 is reopened. Bergen units are back in service.

UPDATE: The driver has been identified as 26-year-old Gregory P. Healy, of 18 Keith Terrace, North Chili. Healy was riding a 2006 Honda and investigators believe he attempted to pass a 2007 Toyota SUV at a high-rate of speed in a no-passing zone.  Healy's bike struck the SUV's left rear tire. The motorcycle tipped and skidded into a guardrail over Black Creek on the highway's west edge. Healy was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Roberrt Yungfleisch.  The driver of the SUV, Denine Scott of Batavia, was not injured.  The investigation is being handled by Deputy John Baiocco, Sgt. James Meier and Sgt. William Scott of the Crash Management Team. Bergen Fire assisted at the scene.

A Batavia man was taken by Mercy Flight to Erie County Medical Center today where he is in stable condition following an accident at 1:24 p.m. on R. Stephen Hawley Drive.

Joseph C. Wenzel Jr., 54, of Thorpe Street, Batavia, told investigators that as he was heading east, he swerved to avoid a small animal, possibly a possum, in the roadway.

An investigation by Deputy Jonathan Szumigala indicates that Wenzel's 1990 Chevy Van went off the south shoulder and then Wenzel over corrected causing him to lose control of the vehicle.

The van struck a fire hydrant and overturned, pinning Wenzel inside.

Town of Batavia volunteers responded and cut the windshield out of the van so Mercy medics could gain access to the patient. Firefighters then cut the roof off the van to extricate Wenzel.

Wenzel may have suffered a head injury, but he was also taken by Mercy Flight to a trauma center as a precaution in case of internal injuries.

Szumigala indicated on his report that possible traffic citations are pending.

A motorcycle accident with minor injuries is reported in Alabama at the curve where Ledge and Reuben roads meet. Alabama Fire Department and Mercy medics are responding.

A rollover car accident is reported on R. Stephen Hawley Drive near Batavia Stafford Town Line Road. The car rolled over several times, according to a witness at the scene. There is entrapment. Mercy Flight out of Buffalo is airborne. Town of Batavia Fire Department and Mercy Medics are responding. It is not blocking traffic.

UPDATE 1:36 p.m.: The vehicle is a full-size Chevy van. It's on its side. They are going to take out the windshield to rescue the patient. The van is leaking fuel. Mercy Flight has a 10-minute ETA, and the landing zone will be just east of the campus on a grassy hill.

UPDATE 1:45 p.m.: The patient is a male, approximately 50 years old. He lost consciousness but is now conscious. He's complaining of back and arm pain. He will be transported to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.

UPDATE 1:47 p.m.: The patient has been extricated.

UPDATE 1:50 p.m.: Mercy Flight has landed.

UPDATE 1:54 p.m.: A flatbed tow truck is requested. The van came to rest 30 feet off the roadway on the driver's side.

UPDATE 2:01 p.m.: Mercy Flight is airborne but the destination has been changed to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo.

UPDATE 2:06 p.m.: Town of Batavia fire is back in service.

UPDATE: We'll have more pictures from the scene with our follow-up story, pending release of accident report from the Sheriff's Office.

A driver is accused of making an abrupt U-turn, leading to a minor-injury accident at 7:23 p.m., Wednesday, on Route 19 in Le Roy.

Injured was June S. Wood, 58, of Pavilion.

Wood was cited for allegedly making a turn without a signal.

The other driver, Jack E. Benson, also of Pavilion, was not injured.

Wood was reportedly southbound on Route 19 when she allegedly tried to make a U-turn without signaling. Benson reportedly tried to swerve into the northbound lane to avoid striking Wood's car, but a collision ensued.

Wood did not require transport to a hospital.

The accident was investigated by Deputy Matthew Fleming.

A one-vehicle rollover accident has been reported in the westbound lane of the Thruway near mile marker 398.2.

No word on injuries.

East Pembroke Fire Department and Mercy EMS responding.

UPDATE 10:03 p.m.: Two vehicle occupants are out of the car and walking, being evaluated for injuries.

A two-car accident with two minor injuries is reported at 9367 Warsaw Road, just south of the Village of Le Roy and north of Perry Road. The accident is blocking and there was air-bag deployment. Le Roy Fire and Ambulance Service is responding along with Le Roy police. The mildly injured persons are refusing treatment.

UPDATE 7:43 p.m.: Le Roy firefighters are returning to service. Tow trucks are en route.

A motorcycle accident with injuries is reported in the area of 10038 South St. Road, Pavilion, between Black Street Road and Route 20.

The rider is reportedly down on the road. A caller reports he is breathing and trying to move, but she told him to stay down.

Pavilion Fire Department and Mercy EMS responding.

UPDATE 5:18 p.m.: A deputy on scene requests Pavilion fire police to an area south of the accident to slow down traffic. He said, "we're on the reverse side of a hill."

UPDATE 5:20 p.m.: Mercy Flight on ground standby.

UPDATE 5:23 p.m.: Mercy Flight to the scene. Traffic being stopped on South Street Road from the north.

UPDATE: 5:31 p.m.: Mercy Flight 5 in route. Five minute ETA.

UPDATE: 5:36 p.m.: Mercy Flight on the ground.

A two-car accident with one person possibly suffering a head injury is reported in the eastbound lane of the Thruway in the area of mile marker 386.8.

Town of Batavia Fire responding. Mercy EMS on scene.

Mercy Flight on standby.

UPDATE 3:08 p.m.: No update on injuries. Town of Batavia assignment being held to equipment on scene.

UPDATE 3:20 p.m.: Two patients going to Strong and two going to UMMC, all by ground ambulance.

A two-car accident with at least one injury is reported on the westbound Thruway at mile marker 400.3. Pembroke and Indian Falls fire departments are responding along with Mercy EMS. The location is east of exit 77 before the turnaround.

UPDATE 12:05 p.m.: Traffic is stopped in the right-hand westbound land and is backing up. There's heavy damage to a sedan involed in the accident. A responder's vehicle was sideswiped, damage not yet determined, by an eastbound Chevy green Silverado, but he is able to continue to the scene.

UPDATE 12:07: There may possibly be a language barrier between the responders and an injured person.

UPDATE 12:52: The firefighters are back in service. The responder whose vehicle was sideswiped says there's no damage to his vehicle, but he noticed when the Silverado went passed that it had a broken side mirror.

A Batavia man is out of the hospital following a serious injury motor vehicle accident Friday on Route 77 in Sheldon.

Donald Rebmann, age not released, was transported to Erie County Medical Center by Mercy Flight with a head injury following the 4:46 p.m. accident.

According to the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office, another driver, Milesh Modi, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, was eastbound on Centerline Road when he allegedly failed to yield to a vehicle driven by Rebmann, who was northbound on Route 77.

Hetal Modi, a passenger with Milesh Modi, was transported by Mercy Flight to ECMC for back injuries.

A passenger in Rebmann's vehicle, Norman Rebmann, was transported by ambulance to Wyoming County Community Hospital.

Milesh Modi was taken by North Java Ambulance to WCCH for treatment of facial injuries.

Modi was issued a citation for alleged failure to yield.

The accident was investigated by Deputy John Button of the Wyoming County Sheriff's Office.

A rollover accident with unknown injuries is reported in the area of 8100 Byron Stafford Road, Stafford.

Responders are advised to use caution on approach. Bridges on the east side of the county are reported to be icy this morning.

Stafford Fire Department and Mercy EMS responding.

UPDATE 7:29 a.m.: Vehicle is on its side in the roadway. The roadway is blocked. The bridge is iced over. Mercy EMS asked to respond as a precaution. The driver is out of the vehicle.

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A head-on collision has been reported in the area of 6928 Telephone Road, Pavilion.

There is one person reporting arm pain and possible entrapment.

Pavilion Fire Department and Mercy EMS responding.

A first responder reports one minor injury.

UPDATE 4:59 p.m.: Pavilion assignment back in service.

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