Emergency and fire personnel respond to pair of accidents, hay wagon fire

Police investigate two vehicle roll overs and fire departments quell a small blaze.

• At approximately 8:10 a.m. Wednesday, a 2003 Volkswagen sedan traveling east on state Highway 80 exited the road approximately 4.3 miles east of the Village of Sherburne. Leaving the shoulder, the vehicle struck a tree causing it to roll. Overturning completely, the car finally come to a rest back on its wheels. Authorities believe the sedan’s operator, Austin Lyons, 19, of South New Berlin, may have momentarily dozed off. Following the accident Lyons self-extricated himself from the vehicle and was transported to UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.

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• Preston and Pharsalia Fire Departments responded to a fully involved hay wagon fire at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, located at 1623 county Road 10. The fire spread from hay bales onto the surrounding grass, covering about a quarter acre before fire departments arrived and successfully doused the flames.

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