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Fiery crash on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead kills 2

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- A fiery crash killed two people overnight on Long Island

According to police, the driver of a Chrysler struck another vehicle on Fulton Avenue near Hilton Avenue in Hempstead at around 11 p.m. Friday. 

The driver tried to flee and ran a red light at Fulton and Main Street before crashing into three more cars, Nassau County police said. 

The Chrysler then burst into flames, police said. 

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A car burst into flames on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead, killing two people inside, after the driver struck three cars while trying to flee an earlier crash, Nassau County police said.  CBS New York

Both people inside the burning vehicle died.

Four people in one of the other cars suffered minor injuries. 

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