SUV overturns in crash with Suffolk police SUV in Coram; no life-threatening injuries
A Suffolk police SUV crashed with another SUV, causing it to flip over in front of a McDonald’s on Middle Road in Coram on Wednesday morning. Credit: James Carbone
A collision between a Suffolk County police sport utility vehicle and another SUV resulted in that SUV overturning Wednesday morning in Coram, Suffolk police said.
The crash occurred around 9:45 a.m. on Middle Country Road near Mount Sinai-Coram Road, police said. All the injuries were considered non-life-threatening, but police said as of 12:45 p.m. they could not confirm how many people were in either SUV.
It was not clear if the police SUV was responding to a call when the crash occurred.
The circumstances leading to the crash also were not immediately clear.
Police say the crash remains under investigation.
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