STOCKTON, N.Y. (WKBW) — A Chautauqua County man was killed in a dump truck accident in Stockton on Thursday.
The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. at 3983 Waterman Road in the Town of Stockton.
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office said an investigation revealed that William K. Rossow, of Sinclairville, was backing a dump truck off the road around a pond and the dump truck got close to the bank and tipped into the pond.
Rossow became trapped in the dump truck underwater and two neighbors in the area who heard the accident were able to get him out of the vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital and was later pronounced dead.
