The three-vehicle accident closing all lanes at Exit 41 in...

The three-vehicle accident closing all lanes at Exit 41 in Jericho happened at about 6:30 a.m., the state Department of Transportation reported. (April 26, 2012) Credit: Kevin Imm

The crash looked scary.

But Nassau County police said no one was injured in a morning rush-hour accident that left one car perched on the hood of another, snarling traffic on the westbound Long Island Expressway for about 40 minutes Thursday.

The three-vehicle accident, which closed all lanes at Exit 41 in Jericho, occurred at about 6:30 a.m., the state Department of Transportation reported. The DOT said the road was reopened at about 7:10 a.m.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

It backed up traffic for miles before the road reopened.

A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE’s Long Island operation and where it’s happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down. Credit: Newsday Staff. Photo credit: Jim Watson/ Getty Images

'The strategy that I'm seeing ... is very chaotic' A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE's Long Island operation and where it's happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down.

A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE’s Long Island operation and where it’s happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down. Credit: Newsday Staff. Photo credit: Jim Watson/ Getty Images

'The strategy that I'm seeing ... is very chaotic' A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE's Long Island operation and where it's happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down.

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