Two dead in Lewis County snowmobile collision: police

MONTAGUE, NY – Two men were killed early Friday morning when the snowmobiles they were riding collided head-on, according to New York State Police.

Charles Eldred Jr., 44, of Canandaigua, New York, and Nicholas Klym, 64, of Barnegat, New Jersey, were killed after their snowmobiles collided on a trail near Montague, police said. Eldred was heading east and Klym was heading west.

Authorities said the collision occurred on top of a small hill when Klym failed to yield to the right.

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Both men were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The accident investigation is ongoing.

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