Milk truck driver trapped in wreck for more than 2 hours

NORWICH – A tractor trailer tanker carrying a load of milk careened of state Route 8 in the Town of Norwich Tuesday and trapped the driver in the wreckage for more than two and half hours.

The driver, 51-year-old Raymond J. Melella, was trapped inside the truck’s cab for hours as crew worked to free him from the turned over truck. The accident took place at about 3 p.m. less than a mile south of Holmesville.

Melella was airlifted to Wilson Memorial Hospital in Binghamton. Crews at the scene said his injuries appeared non-life threatening and that he was speaking with emergency personnel during his rescue.

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New York State Troopers are investigating the accident and have not yet ruled a determination of cause or issued any tickets.

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