UPDATE: Region's First Responders Called to Deadly Taconic Parkway Crash

UPDATE: The State Police would like to thank the following agencies for their assistance:

The New York State Park Police, Yorktown Police Department, Yorktown Heights Fire Department, Millwood Fire Department, Yorktown EMS, Lake Mohegan EMS, Mt Kisco EMS, Ossining EMS, Peekskill EMS, Somers EMS, Westchester County Department of Emergency Services EMS, Cortlandt Regional Paramedic, Ossining Tri-Village Paramedics, Mt Pleasant Paramedics, Westchester County EMS Paramedics, and StatFlight - Lifenet Air 1.

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New York State Police responded to a four-car collision on the southbound side of the Taconic State Parkway, just north of Baldwin Road, at 2:50 p.m. Saturday.

Police said a BMW sport utility vehicle was traveling northbound when it exited the roadway into the center median, struck an earth embankment, and became airborne into the southbound lanes. The BMW struck two southbound vehicles, and a third southbound vehicle was also involved in the collision.

There are three confirmed fatalities, police said. Also, one person is listed in critical condition at Westchester Medical Center, five people are listed in stable condition at Westchester Medical Center, and two were treated and released from Hudson Valley Hospital.

The names of the victims will be released pending notification of next of kin, police said.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation. The parkway was closed for hours during the investigation of the scene.

The State Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact SP Hawthorne Bureau of Criminal Investigation by calling (914) 742-6400.

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