Vehicle Crash Dispatched on Rt. 46
At 9:45 AM on Thursday, Rew Fire Dept & Bradford City Ambulance were dispatched to dead man’s curve on Rt. 46 (Bradford side) to assist PSP at a vehicle crash. Instructed to stage at top of hill and await instructions.
10:04 AM–Proceed to scene. While we have found no update from police on incidents in Olean, Portville & Eldred, social media comments on our page indicate this may be a Olean Public Works truck that was stolen at gunpoint at Franchot Park in Olean, reportedly robbed a credit union in Portville and a bank in Eldred. Officers were closing in on the suspect about the time this crash was reported. Schools were being notified to lock down when scanner reports shortly after this accident was reported indicated the suspect was in custody.
UPDATE: