Accidents that occured in Vermont or impacted Vermont residents.
A rollover crash in South Burlington on Sunday sent two people to the hospital with minor injuries. The crash involved a Kia Sorento and a Chevy Avalanche. Both drivers were cited for traffic violations and taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
Actor Treat Williams, known for his roles in ‘Everwood,’ ‘Hair,’ and countless other films and TV shows, has died after being struck while riding a motorcycle in Vermont. Williams was unable to avoid the crash and was thrown from the motorcycle, police said. He was pronounced dead at an Albany, New York hospital.
Jeffrey W. Colburn, 49, of Coxsackie, New York, is facing charges after allegedly leaving the scene of an accident in Sunderland. Vermont State Police say a FedEx box truck struck the covered bridge at 412 Sunderland Hill Road multiple times, resulting in heavy damage.
A natural gas tanker caught fire on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh, Vermont. Another driver alerted the tanker driver to sparks that led to an explosion. The tanker went up in flames, but no one was hurt.
Police in Brandon are investigating a fatal head-on crash between a full-size tractor trailer log truck and a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup truck died as a result of her injuries. Police are still working to determine how the crash happened.
Two people died in a head-on crash on Route 105 in Sheldon, Vermont. Nicholas Tanner crossed the center line and crashed head-on with another car. Chad Miles, Alisha Miles, and 7-year-old Olivia Miles were in the other car. Olivia was transported to the hospital and later died.
A two-car crash in Sharon, Vermont caused a fire and shut down both northbound lanes of I-89. No one was injured in the incident, which is still under investigation.
Shayne Bessette, 52, was killed in a crash in Lowell, Vermont on Thursday when he lost control of his pickup truck and was thrown from the car.
One person is dead following a car vs. tractor-trailer crash on Route 7 in Ferrisburgh near Lewis Creek Road. The car caught on fire, which spread to the truck that was carrying empty kegs to Shelburne. Route 7 near Lewis Creek Road remains closed this morning.
Multiple fire departments responded to a car fire in Cabot, Vermont on Wednesday afternoon. Crews were able to knock down the flames and everyone inside the car was able to get out without injury.