Dozens Of Abandoned Vehicles Submerged On Major Deegan Expressway
Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused flooding that stalled vehicles and destroyed structures across New York City.
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Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida caused flooding that stalled vehicles and destroyed structures across New York City.
From the roadways to the subways, parts of New York City looked straight out of a disaster movie Thursday.
The white BMW sedan ended up wedged between the big rig and the pavement.
The accident happened on the ramp from the Major Deegan Expressway to the westbound Cross Bronx Expressway.
Police said a car was attempting to exit the Major Deegan Expressway, when another car struck it and sent it crashing into a railing.
The crash shut down the Major Deegan Expressway near exit 7 around 10:40 p.m. Saturday.
The cow ran free on I-87 southbound between the Cross Bronx Expressway and Yankee Stadium exits shortly before noon.
According to police, a Ford Econoline slammed into the back of a truck just before 7 a.m. on the southbound side of the Deegan near Brooke Avenue.
It happened on the southbound side of the roadway early Monday morning.
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All lanes of the Major Deegan Expressway are reopened after a serious accident early Thursday morning.
An exit ramp for the Major Deegan Expressway had to be closed late Thursday after part of a retaining wall collapsed.
The state Department of Transportation said the construction project will tie up the expressway for about two years.
Police said Mohammed Hoque, 35, struck a tree to the right of the roadway while driving a Ford Explorer in the northbound lanes near West 230th Street at around 3:15 a.m.
Police Tuesday evening were asking for help in identifying a woman found walking along the Major Deegan Expressway and the Bronx this past weekend.
Police said a preliminary investigation shows the man's motorcycle rear-ended a 2006 Mazda van.
At least 12 cars were involved in an accident on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. The accident occurred near Van Cortlandt Park around 6:30 a.m. Thursday.
The pilot's mayday call was released new details Sunday in an emergency landing by a small plane on the Major Deegan Expressway this weekend.
A small plane went down Saturday afternoon on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx.
A man was struck and killed early Sunday on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx.
A wild police pursuit that started in Manhattan ended in a crash on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx on Thursday morning.
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