By Alex Taylor and Mareesa Nicosia

ORANGETOWN – Four people suffered serious injuries Sunday afternoon in a head-on collision on Route 9W in Sparkill, officials said.

The four were taken to Nyack Hospital after the crash about 3:30 p.m. destroyed a white van and a red Nissan.

The man driving the van suffered multiple traumas and fractures and was taken to Westchester Medical Center after being stabilized at Nyack Hospital, Rockland Paramedic Executive Director Ray Florida said.

The 65-year-old van driver is from River Edge, N.J.

The three other victims, including the van driver's wife, the male sedan driver and his female passenger, were being treated at Nyack Hospital Sunday evening for injuries that were not life-threatening, Florida said.

The 60-year-old sedan driver and a passenger in her 50s both suffered rib fractures, he said.

Both drivers were extricated from their vehicles by emergency workers.

Nyack Hospital declined to comment further on the victims' conditions.

The violent impact sent debris scattered in all directions on the curvy stretch of road near the Rockland Country Club. Route 9W was closed in both directions as investigators and emergency personnel worked at the scene.

Agencies that responded included Rockland Paramedic Services, Tappan Fire Department, Sparkill Fire Department, Piermont ambulance and South Orangetown Ambulance Corps.