Traffic & Transit
Truck Over Height Limit Crashes Into Overpass; 1 Hurt: State Police
The incident caused right and center lanes to close, NY State police say.
ISLIP, NY — One person was injured and several lanes on the Southern State Parkway in Islip were closed Monday evening after a tractor trailer over the height limit attempted to travel through an underpass, state police told Patch.
The crash, labeled "Truck vs Bridge" on 511NY, happened around 3 p.m. The tractor trailer was westbound between Exit 43S - NY 111 and Exit 42N - CR 13 (Islip), when it attempted to travel through Commack Road Underpass, police said.
The debris of the collision then crashed into another vehicle, injuring one person. The person was treated for non-life threatening injuries, police said.
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It is unclear the manner of how the debris made contact with the vehicle, police said.
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