Two drivers were seriously injured in a head-on crash in Cayuga County this week.
The Cayuga County Sheriff鈥檚 Office said in a news release that the accident occurred at about 5:20 p.m. Thursday on Route 90 near Creek Road in the town of Genoa when a vehicle traveling westbound went off the north side of the roadway. The vehicle came back onto the roadway and crossed into oncoming traffic, resulting in a head-on collision with a vehicle traveling eastbound.
The operator of the westbound vehicle was transported to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. The operator of the eastbound vehicle was airlifted to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
Both remained hospitalized Friday, police said, and there were no other passengers in either vehicle. The names of the drivers were not immediately released.
The cause of the crash was still under investigation Friday by members of the sheriff鈥檚 office's Criminal Investigations Division and Accident Reconstruction Unit, and the office is requesting that anyone with more information on the accident contact Detective David Harkness at (315) 294-8143. Information can also be shared at .
The sheriff鈥檚 office said it was assisted by the King Ferry Fire Department, Genoa Fire Department, Locke Fire Department, Southern Cayuga Instant Aid, LifeNet, the Cayuga County Office of Emergency Services, New York State Police, the New York State Department of Transportation and Cayuga County E-911.
