Horrific early morning crash leaves 2 women, 1 man dead in Queens

SOUTH OZONE PARK, Queens (WABC) -- Three people are dead and another is injured after an out-of-control car slammed into a tree and burst into flames in Queens early Tuesday.

It happened just before 4 a.m. on North Conduit Avenue at 122nd Street in South Ozone Park, where police say the driver of a Nissan Altima lost control and crashed into the tree.
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Eyewitness News obtained video that shows the spot where the Nissan Altima slammed into a fence and tree.

FDNY personnel responded and upon extinguishing the fire extracted four occupants from the vehicle.

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Police say three of them, two women and one man, were pronounced dead at the scene.

They were identified as 19-year-old Dior Berkeley, 20-year-old Kimani Foster, and 21-year-old Mohammed Ali.



The fourth, a 24-year-old man, was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition.
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The NYPD Highway Collision Investigation squad is investigating, and the cause has yet to be determined.

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