A white BMW attempted to pass a tractor-trailer at 1:43 a.m., apparently causing the crash near the exits for the Major Deegan Expressway.
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The BMW smashed into the rear driver's side of the tractor-trailer.
It became pinned between the truck and concrete divider.
The passenger inside the vehicle, 22-year-old Sulayman Njie of the Bronx, was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
The 19-year-old driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries.
The 52-year-old tractor-trailer driver was not injured and remained at the scene.
Excessive speed is being examined as a possible factor in the crash.
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The identity of the driver and victim have not yet been released.
The crash closed the westbound lanes of the Cross Bronx Expressway for Wednesday morning's commute.
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