Traffic & Transit
1 Dead, 1 Hurt In Southern State Parkway Crash
Reports say a car crashed into an overpass and caught fire; one person was killed.
![Firefighters respond to a crash on the Southern State Parkway Wednesday morning.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/22892005/20201021/102048/styles/patch_image/public/2209-1___21101729719.jpg)
NORTH MASSAPEQUA, NY — A car crash on the Southern State Parkway Wednesday morning left one driver dead and another injured.
According to New York State Police, the two-car crash happened just before 9:30 a.m. on the westbound Southern State Parkway near Exit 31 for the Bethpage State Parkway in North Massapequa.
Police did not release details on what caused the crash or identify the drivers.
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Video from the scene shows a car on fire after colliding with an overpass in the area.
Crash / car fire on Southern State parkway @News12LI pic.twitter.com/yIJpeGvLvz
— Jaime Alexa (@JLexMedia) October 21, 2020
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