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Two sent to hospital following tree-car accident

OBSERVER Photo by Nicole Gugino

Two were sent to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries after a car drove into a tree around 6:45 p.m. on Route 20 in the town of Portland, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputy on the scene. The car exited the road near 6448 Route 20 and struck the large tree off the north shoulder of the road. The deputy said the cause of the accident was the driver allegedly fell asleep behind the wheel. The car had to be towed from the scene.

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