Eastbound LIE closed between Exits 56 and 53 after two-vehicle crash
The crash occurred around Exit 55 in Suffolk County, as shown in a screen grab from the state Department of Transportation's live traffic site. Credit: 511NY.org
A crash has closed the eastbound Long Island Expressway between Exits 53 and 56.
Officers responded to a two-car collision near Exit 55 around 2:55 a.m., Suffolk police said. One driver, a man was transported to South Shore University Hospital in critical condition, police said. The second driver had non-life-threatening injuries.
Cameras on 511NY.org, the state Department of Transportation's live traffic site, show an overturned vehicle in the roadway near Exit 55, and a second wrecked car in the HOV lane.
Check back for updates on this developing story.
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