Suffolk police and Brentwood firefighters work at the scene of...

Suffolk police and Brentwood firefighters work at the scene of crash on the Long Island Expressway on Tuesday. Credit: Stringer News

Two westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway near Brentwood have been reopened after Suffolk police and Brentwood firefighters responded to a four-car crash that shut down part of the highway there for about two hours Tuesday evening.

The 6:13 p.m. accident was reported in the westbound lanes of the highway near Exit 53 in Brentwood, police said.

Police dispatched a helicopter to the scene and airlifted a man to a hospital to be treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Police said the investigation is continuing.

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