WYOMING COUNTY, NY – An 80-year-old man from Silver Creek died Tuesday afternoon as a result of a two-vehicle crash on Wethersfield Road in the Town of Wethersfield, according to WIVB 4.

The accident happened at the intersection of Wethersfield Road and Hermitage Road, prompting a response from police at around 2:30 p.m.

A preliminary investigation indicates that the man was driving westbound on Wethersfield when his vehicle was T-boned by a tow truck that had the right-of-way.

First responders pronounced him deceased at the scene. He has since been identified as a well-known Dunkirk physician who was connected to the Brooks-TLC Hospital System.

It’s unclear at this time what led up to the fatal wreck, but officials continue to investigate.

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