Two Killed after Part of I-88 Near Sidney Caves In

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Two Killed after Part of I-88 Near Sidney Caves In

Jerry Walsh

Story Created: Jun 28, 2006 at 3:43 PM EST

Story Updated: Jun 29, 2006 at 1:00 AM EST


SIDNEY, N.Y. (AP) - New York state police say two truck drivers died Wednesday morning when they plunged into a huge chasm opened up by stubborn rain.

Police say the tractor-trailers were swallowed by a 25 foot deep gap that crosses all four lanes of the upstate highway. The gash is 50 feet wide across Interstate 88 about 30 miles northeast of Binghamton.

Troopers have closed a 30 mile stretch of the highway. 

A spokesman at the governor's office says the water washed away a culvert under the highway.  

(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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