2 Tractor-Trailers Collide On LIE Early Thursday Morning: Police

PLAINVIEW, NY — Two tractor-trailers collided on the Long Island Expressway in Plainview early Thursday morning, police said.

Nassau County police said a 2014 tractor-trailer operated by a 50-year-old man was parked eastbound on the LIE near exit 48 when a 2000 tractor-trailer traveling eastbound, driven by a 57-year-old man, collided with his vehicle before hitting the center median. This occurred at approximately 3:20 a.m. on May 7, police said.

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There were no injuries reported at the scene, police said.

The Department of Transportation and the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a fuel spill, and the motor carrier was on scene, NCPD said.

NCPD said all lanes were blocked for several hours, and advised drivers to use an alternate route. All lanes were open at approximately 12:30 p.m., police said.