Chain-Reaction 5-Vehicle Collision Shut Down I-84 for Hours: NYSP

KENT, NY — A five-car pileup made the morning commute extra stressful Wednesday morning, but fortunately, only minor injuries were reported.

New York State Police say that on Wednesday, around 6:51 a.m., troopers responded to I-84 westbound, near mile post 63.3 in the town of Kent, for a multi-vehicle collision.

Their investigation found that traffic had been slowing for an unknown reason, when one driver failed to slow in time, which caused a chain-reaction, five-vehicle rear-end collision. Police said the vehicles came to rest in the lanes of travel, which blocked the interstate highway, just as the morning rush was getting into swing.

The driver of an uninvolved dump truck was also unable to stop and avoid the crashed vehicles, losing control and driving into the center median, leading to a collision with a guardrail.

Three drivers were taken to Danbury Hospital with minor injuries, according to New York State Police.