10/29/2022 Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident

Mon Oct 31 2022 10:13:11 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Machias- The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Bureau is investigating a motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of a 17 year old female on October 29, 2022 at 10:34 pm. on Roszyk Hill near N. Sisson Road in the Town of Machias. The vehicle had seven teenage occupants. The accident involved one vehicle that allegedly lost control at a sharp intersection, left the roadway, and struck a tree. 

One victim was pronounced dead at the scene, two other occupants are listed in critical condition and the remaining occupants received minor injuries.  There are no further details as the investigation is ongoing.  

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