POTSDAM -- A person was injured after the truck they were operating crashed into a Wight & Patterson tractor trailer early on Tuesday, Aug. 2, according to Potsdam fire officials.

The accident was reported around 6:50 a.m. with Potsdam Fire, Potsdam Rescue, and County Car 10 dispatched to the vicinity of 443 State Highway 11B.

Within minutes rescue personnel was on seen and a call was made that extrication would be needed.

Firefighters found a Chevrolet pickup truck with extreme front end damage and the operator still inside. Further, down the road was a Wight & Patterson tractor trailer on the side of the highway that was jackknifed with heavy front end damage and that operator was not injured, fire officials said.

The engine of the pickup truck was reportedly thrown from the engine compartment and was laying in a field next to the highway.

Firefighters stretched a line off of Engine 80 and deployed the jaws of life tools off of Rescue 14, officials said. Firefighters were able to force the door of the pickup truck with a Halligan tool and gained access to the injured driver.

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Firefighters and members from Potsdam Rescue removed the motorists from the vehicle with a backboard, and transported the subject to Canton-Potsdam Hospital via Potsdam Rescue.

West Stockholm Fire was requested to shut down State Highway 11B at the Heath Road and State Highway 11B at the Hatch Road. New York State DEC was requested for diesel fuel leaking from the tractor trailer.

Johnson's Towing removed the pickup truck and the engine from the scene. Route 11 Truck & Equipment responded and removed the tractor and the trailer from the scene.

Once both vehicles were removed from the scene, speedy dry was used to absorb fluids and debris was swept off the roadway, officials said. The Village of Potsdam public works responded with a loader mounted broom to assist NYSDOT with highway cleanup.

The accident was investigated by the St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and more information will be released if available.