A two-car collision at the intersection of Twomey Avenue and Manor Road this afternoon sent three to Peconic Bay Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
A Suzuki XL7 headed south on Twomey Avenue at approximately 2 p.m. failed to yield at the stop sign at the intersection of Twomey and Manor Road, colliding with a Toyota Camry headed east on Manor Road, according to police. The collision caused the driver of the Suzuki to lose control of his car, sending his vehicle at least 50 feet into the farm field at the southeast corner of the intersection.
Riverhead fire department volunteers responded with heavy rescue equipment and used the “jaws of life” tool to remove the passenger door of the Suzuki to free the passenger trapped inside, police said.
Two ambulances from the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance Corps transported the male driver and the passenger of the Suzuki and the driver of the Toyota to Peconic Bay Medical Center with minor injuries, police said. There were no other passengers in either car.
Police said there were no summons issued.
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