Traffic & Transit
BQE Crash: Truck Flips, Injuring 3 And Blocking Traffic: NYPD
A flipped truck scattered debris, shut lanes and injured three on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Wednesday morning.
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BROOKLYN, NY — An overturned truck on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway blocked lanes and dumped debris Wednesday morning, according to the NYPD.
The truck flipped over about 6:45 a.m. near Atlantic Avenue, blocking both the westbound and eastbound lanes, according to the NYPD and FDNY.
One lane was open in each direction later Wednesday morning, according to NY1.
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Three people had non-life-threatening injuries and were sent to an area hospital, according to the FDNY.
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