2 Hurt In Crash On LIE Service Road

MELVILLE, NY – Two people were hurt in a crash on a Long Island Expressway service road in Melville Monday afternoon, authorities said.

The Melville Fire Department responded to a crash at the intersection of Half Hollow Road and South Service Road at about 12:55 p.m. One of the two vehicles involved overturned on it side, trapping the driver inside. Melville firefighters stabilized the SUV and used heavy rescue extrication tools to remove the driver.

Both drivers were transported to Huntington Hospital by the Melville Rescue Squad with non-life threatening injuries. Three ambulances, heavy rescue truck, an engine, fire police and paramedic unit were dispatched with approximately 20 fire/rescue personnel, under the direction of Chief Jason Bernfeld supported by assistant chiefs Chris Nolan, David Kaplan and Bill Schmitt.

Info courtesy Steve Silverman, Photos courtesy Melville Fire Department