Several people injured in fiery 4-vehicle crash on Belt Parkway in Ozone Park

Monday, June 27, 2022
OZONE PARK, Queens (WABC) -- Two cars that may have been racing on the Belt Parkway appear to have caused a four-car crash that injured five people early Monday.

Police say the drivers of a BMW and an Infiniti were both speeding westbound when they struck two other vehicles near Cohancy Street around 1:30 a.m.
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One of the cars, a Honda, crashed and caught fire.

Two women, both 28, were pulled from the Honda. They were taken to Brookdale University and Jamaica hospitals.

A 56-year-old man who was in a Subaru was also taken to Brookdale University Hospital.

All three are in serious but stable condition and expected to survive.

Two men - one 25 and one in his 20s - were in the BMW. They were taken to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition.



The driver of the Infiniti fled on foot.
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The westbound lanes of the Belt Parkway were closed for hours for the police investigation.

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