One person killed in Northern State Parkway crash, State Police say
Emergency personnel respond to an accident on the eastbound Northern State Parkway near exit 29 Roslyn Rd. on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Roslyn. Credit: Howard Schnapp
One person was killed in a two-car crash and subsequent vehicle fire that closed the eastbound Northern State Parkway in the Roslyn Heights-Searingtown area Tuesday, State Police said.
The state Department of Transportation 511 website said the road had been closed between Exit 28N, Willis Avenue, and Exit 29, Roslyn Road. The closure was put in place at about 9 a.m.
State Police said two cars were involved and that one person had been killed, but said details of the accident were still emerging.
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