Oneonta, NY : A 67-year-old passenger on a motorcycle was killed in a collision on Sunday, July 30, 2017

A 67-year-old passenger on a motorcycle was killed in a collision with a farm tractor Sunday on State Highway 206 in the town of Walton, according to a media release Monday from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office.

Nancy A. Cushman, of Norwich, was thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene, according to the release. The driver of the motorcycle, James G. Cushman, 70, sustained serious physical injuries and was transported to Delaware Valley Hospital in Walton and then airlifted to UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City for treatment.

The release said a preliminary investigation by Sheriff’s Deputies, Investigators and members of the New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit revealed that James R. VerNooy, 45, of Walton, was driving a farm tractor in a northerly direction on State Highway 206. He had begun to make a left turn when the northbound motorcycle struck the tractor’s front end loader bucket, the release said.

The collision occurred in a no-passing zone in the southbound lane, the release said.

Delaware County Sheriff Deputies and members of the Walton Fire Department and Emergency Squad responded to the scene. The investigation by members of the Delaware County Sheriff's Office and New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit remains ongoing, the release said.

Deputies and investigators are attempting to identify and interview a female witness who was driving a full-size, white Sport Utility Vehicle, and are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has information to immediately contact the Delaware County Sheriff's Office at (607) 832-5555.

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Norwich woman, 67, dies in motorcycle-tractor collision