BREAKING: Tractor-Trailer Strikes Belt Parkway Overpass At Bay 8th Street, Two Lanes Closed

A call over the police scanner indicates that a tractor-trailer smashed into the Bay 8th Street overpass of the eastbound Belt Parkway.

The call came over  at approximately 6:40 p.m., spurring a response from the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit and Highway Patrol.

Two lanes of traffic have been closed to accommodate, causing heavy delays.

Commercial vehicles are not permitted on the Belt Parkway.

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