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2 Die In Fiery Long Island Expressway Crash: Police

Police say a pickup truck crashed into a tractor-trailer on the Long Island Expressway and burst into flames. Two people died in the wreck.

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A pickup truck crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer Thursday and burst into flames. Two people died, police said.
A pickup truck crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer Thursday and burst into flames. Two people died, police said. (New York Department of Transportation)

NEW HYDE PARK, NY — Two people are dead following a fiery crash this week on the Long Island Expressway in New Hyde Park.

A pickup truck smashed into the back of a tractor-trailer near Exit 34 around 3 p.m. Thursday, police said. The pickup burst into flames and two passengers who were trapped inside died of their injuries.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze and the Nassau County fire marshal's office was sent to the wreck.

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The bodies were taken to the medical examiner's office. No one else was hurt.

The names of the victims are being withheld while the investigation continues.

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