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3 hospitalized after truck hits tree Saturday in Spring Valley

Passenger had to be freed from the truck

Spring Valley fire chief Todd Bogatitus poses for a photo by a fire truck on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at the Spring Valley Fire Station.

Two adults and a child were taken to the hospital after a truck struck a tree Saturday morning on U.S. 6 in Spring Valley, Spring Valley Fire Chief Todd Bogatitus said.

Emergency personnel were dispatched at 10:11 a.m. Saturday and arrived on-scene within minutes, Bogatitus said.

He said the crash occurred about halfway through westbound U.S. 6 along the curves. The truck jumped up, went over the curb and hit the tree head on.

All three occupants, two men and a boy, were taken to the hospital, Bogatitus said.

A passenger had to be freed from the truck.

Spring Valley Police Department, 10/33 Ambulance and Peru Ambulance also responded.

Maribeth M. Wilson

Maribeth M. Wilson has been a reporter with Shaw Media for two years, one of those as news editor at the Morris Herald-News. She became a part of the NewsTribune staff in 2023.