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Amherst Police investigating deadly crash on Hopkins Road

Amherst Police closed Hopkins Road, near Billy Wilson Park, following a single-car rollover crash with injuries.

AMHERST, N.Y. — A 48-year-old woman died following a single-car rollover crash in Amherst.

Amherst Police closed traffic on Hopkins Road, near Billy Wilson Park, around 7:30 p.m. Friday night. According to police, the car veered off of Hopkins Road into a wooded area near the Great Baehre Swamp Wildlife Management area.

The driver was the only person in the car, and she died of her injuries.

Several fire companies, Mercy Flight, and Twin City Ambulance responded and assisted at the scene.

The accident is still under investigation, and police are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or has a video of it to contact the Amherst Police Department at (716) 689-1311. 

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