OXFORD – A driver attempting to avoid a chunk of falling ice from the back of a tractor trailer swerved into the oncoming lane along State Highway 12 Wednesday and struck a pick-up truck head-on, trapping two people inside the wreckage.

The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office reported Katie Norton, 22, of Greene was traveling south around noon yesterday along Rt. 12 near the intersection of Turner Street in the Town of Oxford.

Police reported a piece of ice dislodged from a tractor trailer traveling just ahead of Norton’s car, causing her to swerve to avoid the falling debris.

Police said Norton’s vehicle then crossed the yellow line and struck a north bound pick-up truck head on.

Chenango County Fire Coordinator Matthew L. Beckwith said the pick-up’s driver, 67-year-old James Kenyon, pulled himself from the wreckage to discover that his wife, Shirley, was still pinned inside the pick-up and Norton was trapped inside her car.

“When responders were first notified of the incident, they were told it involved serious injuries and multiple entrapments,” said Beckwith.