Queens-Bound Midtown Tunnel Closed After SUV Flips Over: MTA

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — The Queens-bound tube of the Midtown Tunnel briefly closed Wednesday morning after an SUV flipped over and blocked both lanes, according to MTA officials.

The crash happened just after 9 a.m., prompting a roughly hourlong closure of the eastbound roadway as workers moved the SUV and cleaned up debris from the crash, an MTA spokesperson told Patch.

The SUV driver suffered minor injuries, the spokesperson said.

EMS brought one person to Bellevue Hospital, according to a Fire Department spokesperson; it's unclear whether that person was the driver.

The tunnel has since reopened.