Officials: 3 hurt in apparent scaffolding accident

Three men were injured in an apparent scaffolding accident Monday in Old Brookville, officials said.

The incident occurred about 11:30 a.m. on a private street off Wheatley Road in the village, a village police dispatcher said.

The three men, whose injuries were unknown, "fell from the scaffolding," the dispatcher said. All there were transported to the hospital.

Additional details were not immediately available.

By Nicole Fuller

nicole.fuller@newsday.com@NicoleFuller

Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.