Traffic & Transit
Three-Car Collision In Queens-Midtown Tunnel Stops Traffic: MTA
A car crash shut down traffic in the Queens-Midtown Tunnel for roughly an hour Tuesday morning, city officials said.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY — One person was injured in a three-car collision in the Queens-Midtown Tunnel Tuesday morning, stopping traffic for roughly an hour, city officials said.
The crash happened just before 10 a.m. in the tunnel's Queens-bound tube, which was two-way at the time, according to an MTA spokesperson.
Officials closed both lanes in that tube for an hour after the crash, emergency alerts show.
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The driver responsible for the crash is believed to have suffered a medical episode, the MTA spokesperson said.
Emergency responders brought him to the hospital for an evaluation.
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Following a prior closure, all lanes of the Queens-Midtown Tunnel have reopened in Manhattan. Expect residual delays. Multilingual & ASL Link: https://t.co/HuA8o4rqF7. https://t.co/nRa951o2IR
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