1 Killed, 5 Hurt In 2-car Crash On Route 9 In Hudson Valley

KINDERHOOK, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead and five others have been taken to a hospital following a two-car head-on collision in the Hudson Valley.

The Columbia County Sheriff's Office 911 dispatchers say the crash occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. Thursday at an intersection of Route 9 in the town of Kinderhook, 20 miles south of Albany.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Five others were taken to Albany Medical Center. Information on their conditions hasn't been released.

The crash closed Route 9 until around 5 a.m. Friday as state police investigated what caused the accident.

No other details have been released by troopers.

[STORY BY: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]