A Saturday-morning crash left a red car pinned beneath a flatbed truck on the 33 eastbound in Cheektowaga, according to WGRZ. The wreck closed part of the expressway and pulled fire crews, an ambulance, and Cheektowaga Police to the scene. First responders started working to free the car from underneath the truck as soon as they arrived.
Footage from a NITTEC traffic camera near the Pine Ridge-Harlem Road exit showed the red vehicle pinned in the left lane. The flatbed’s rear collision device, a reinforced guard mounted across the back of the bed, had been smashed in on its right side. The car moved over to the left lane and stayed there until crews could work it loose.
Drivers were redirected off the 33 eastbound ahead of the Eggert Road exit while the lane stayed blocked. The closure slowed traffic through the area for part of the morning. Crews were able to completely clear the scene shortly before 9:45 a.m…