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Walmart truck driver air-lifted to Burlington after leaving roadway, hitting trees off SH 56 near Colton

Posted 1/19/15

Photo by Randall Anderson COLTON – A truck driver injured in a Colton accident was air-lifted to Burlington, Vt., after his vehicle left the roadway on State Highway 56 today (Jan. 19). Deputies …

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Walmart truck driver air-lifted to Burlington after leaving roadway, hitting trees off SH 56 near Colton

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Photo by Randall Anderson

COLTON – A truck driver injured in a Colton accident was air-lifted to Burlington, Vt., after his vehicle left the roadway on State Highway 56 today (Jan. 19).

Deputies responded to an accident call at 7:53 a.m. and found that a tractor-trailer driven by Moustafa Mersal, 59, of Stamford, Conn., had left the road and hit several trees in an enbankment.

Mersal was initially transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital for injuries to his midsection and lower body.

He was later air lifted to Fletcher-Allen Medical Center in Burlington.

Colton Fire and Rescue, Pierrepont Fire Department, Potsdam Rescue and New York State Police assisted deputies.

The incident is under investigation.

Mersal’s condition remains unknown.