Traffic & Transit

Long Island Expressway Crash Cleared

Traffic cameras showed firefighters at the scene. The scene has been cleared.

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A crash on the westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway forced multiple lanes to close Friday afternoon.
A crash on the westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway forced multiple lanes to close Friday afternoon. (New York Department of Transportation)

SEARINGTOWN, NY — A crash on the westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway forced multiple lanes to close Friday afternoon, according to the state Department of Transportation. The wreck happened around 1:45 p.m. Friday near Searingtown, between Exit 36 for Searingtown Road and Exit 34 for New Hyde Park Road.

Two left and center lanes were closed briefly but reopened by 3:15 p.m.

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