Two vehicles crashed into a the bed of a dump truck that was in the road injuring 17 people on the New York State Thruway.

Officials say the the dump truck was being used for construction on the Thruway when it struck an overpass on the road causing the bed of the truck the fall into the road .Two vans both carrying adults and children struck the bed. 17 of the people were injured.

Two of the victims were airlifted to hospitals and the others were transported to local hospitals. Traffic was backed up for almost three hours after the truck accident.