Traffic & Transit

Long Island Expressway Crash Closes Left Lane

BREAKING: The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.

The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday.
The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday. (New York Department of Transportation)

PLAINVIEW, NY — A crash on the westbound lanes of Interstate 495 near Melville has closed the left lane, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The crash happened around 6:15 p.m. Wednesday between Exit 49S for state Route 110 (Huntington) and Exit 48 for Round Swamp Road (Oyster Bay).

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