NY Man Elijah Coombs ID’d As Victim In Monday Night Fatal Bergen Single-Vehicle Crash

GENESEE COUNTY, NY. (THECOUNT) — Elijah Coombs of Oakfield, New York, has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle crash in Genesee County, New York Monday night.

Coombs, 25, was killed in a single-vehicle crash that also injured two other people Sunday night near Bergen.

According to reports, Coombs was operating a vehicle on Route 262 near Bergen, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 7 p.m. Monday. The vehicle then made contact with a utility pole.

Jamie Bachorski, 26, of Oakfield, was transported to an area hospital with unknown injuries.

Samantha Wade, 21, of Byron, was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Combs was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Genesee County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,079. Its county seat is Batavia. Its name is from Seneca word Gen-nis’-hee-yo, meaning “the Beautiful Valley”. The county was created in 1802 and organized in 1803 – Wikipedia.