WEST SENECA, N.Y. — Route 240 was closed in both directions between Indian Church Road and Mineral Springs Road Tuesday night following a serious crash involving a pickup truck fleeing from police in West Seneca.
According to the West Seneca Police Department, an officer attempted to pull over a pickup truck in the 650 block of Harlem Road (Route 240) around 7:15 p.m.
Police say the truck sped off heading south, and the officer pursued it. The truck traveled about half a mile down the road, then collided with another vehicle heading north.
The impact flipped the pickup onto its roof, and it then caught fire.
Officers put out the fire and administered first aid until EMS arrived. The pickup driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The three occupants of the other vehicle were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The extent of their injuries wasn't provided.
Authorities have not released the pickup driver's identity.
The West Seneca Police Department Accident Investigation Unit, the Erie County Sheriff's Office Accident Investigation Unit and the New York State Attorney General's Office are investigating the crash.
