Crime & Safety

Northern State Parkway Crash: 3 Dead, 1 Critical

BREAKING: Three people are dead after a crash on the Northern State Parkway Saturday morning.

Three Queens men were killed and another person is in critical condition following single-car crash on the Northern State Parkway in Nassau County Saturday morning, State Police said.

According to police, 28-year-old Raihan Islam, of Jamaica, was driving a 2007 Honda Accord east on the parkway when his car exited the roadway and struck a tree on the south side of the parkway west of Exit 31–Glen Cove Road around 4:45 a.m.

Two passengers in the car, 61-year-old Mohamed D. Alam and 34-year-old Ataur R. Dulal, both of Jamaica, were pronounced dead at the scene. A third passenger, 36-year-old Al A. Mollah, of Jamaica, and Islam were transported to Winthrop University Hospital. Islam was pronounced dead at the hospital. Mollah is currently in critical condition.

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Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to contact the New York State Police at 631-756-3300.

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