Head-on Collision Temporarily Closes McGraw-Marathon Road in Freetown

Just after 5 in the evening on Saturday, November 23rd, emergency personnel were dispatched to an address on McGraw-Marathon Road in the Town of Freetown for a report of a head on collision with entrapment.

Marathon Fire and Marathon Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps (MAVAC) along with the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene. All patients were able to be safely extricated from the vehicles. The Sheriff’s Office says both operators and a passenger in one of the vehicles were transported to area hospitals for further treatment.

McGraw-Marathon Road was briefly shut down due to the crash. An investigation by the Sheriff’s Office found the vehicle that was traveling southbound on the road had crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a vehicle heading northbound, head-on. The identities of both operators were not released.

Assisting on scene in addition to Marathon Fire, MAVAC, and the Sheriff’s Office was the New York State Police, and Ron’s Towing.