Brooklyn-Bound Verrazano Bridge Snagged By Multi-Vehicle Accident

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A multi-vehicle accident clogged Brooklyn-bound lanes on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge late Monday afternoon.

As Joe Biermann reported from Chopper 2, the upper level on the eastbound side of the bridge was shut down around 1:30 p.m. due to a multi-vehicle accident with a fuel spill.

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The left lane was also closed on the Staten Island-bound side, Biermann reported.

As of 5 p.m., crews were still working to clean up glass and other debris on the roadway and tow a couple of damaged vehicles.

Information about injuries was not immediately available.

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