Drivers injured in taxi-SUV crash in Massapequa, police say
Police at the scene of a crash between a Yellow Cab taxi and a sport utility vehicle at Hicksville Road and Clark Avenue in Massapequa early Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015. The collision sent both drivers to the hospital with what police termed "non-life-threatening injuries." Credit: John Scalesi
A collision between a Yellow Cab taxi and a sport utility vehicle in Massapequa on Tuesday sent both drivers to the hospital with what police termed "non-life-threatening injuries."
The two-car crash occurred at the intersection of Hicksville Road and Clark Avenue at 9:48 a.m., Nassau County police said. Police said it was not immediately clear if there was a customer in the taxi -- or if there were passengers in the SUV.
Additional information was not immediately available.
Police said no one had been charged and that the collision was under investigation.
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