Traffic & Transit

Long Island Expressway Crash Closes All Westbound Lanes: Police

BREAKING: Two trucks crashed on the Long Island Expressway during the rush-hour commute Friday, police say. Three westbound lanes closed.

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Two trucks crashed on the Long Island Expressway during the rush-hour commute Friday, police say. All three westbound lanes closed.
Two trucks crashed on the Long Island Expressway during the rush-hour commute Friday, police say. All three westbound lanes closed. (New York State Department of Transportation)

SEARINGTOWN, NY — All three westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway were closed Friday afternoon near Searingtown following a crash between two trucks.

Nassau County police warned drivers around 4 p.m. Friday that the crash and closures happened near Exit 36. Drivers should expect delays, police said.

Traffic cameras showed traffic slowed to a crawl at 5 p.m.

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