Hudson Valley Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting NY Corrections Van

A Hudson Valley man is dead and at least five people were injured following a crash involving a motorcycle and a State Corrections van.

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Ulster County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a motorcycle versus van serious personal injury automobile accident on Wednesday just before 8 a.m. on Route 209 near the intersection with Wynkoop Road in the Town of Hurley.

According to police, a 2005 Dodge Magnum was rear-ended by a State Corrections van when the Dodge slowed down to make a left-hand turn from Route 209 onto Wyknoop Road.

In an effort to avoid the collision, 51-year-old Timothy Bruck of Accord lost control of his motorcycle and hit the back of the van, police say. Bruck was found unconscious and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Two correction officers and two adult male inmates who were in the State Corrections van and the driver of the Dodge, a 65-year-old woman from Kingston, were all taken to health Alliance – Broadway Campus with minor injuries, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.

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