Fiery Crash Shuts Down Ocean Parkway; Two Critically Injured And Traffic Signal Knocked Down
A car collision yesterday afternoon caused one of the vehicles to veer off the road, slam into a traffic signal and burst into flames on Ocean Parkway.
The dramatic accident left two in critical condition. Firefighters pulled them from the burning wreckage and transported them to Staten Island University Hospital, where they’re in stable condition.
Authorities told NBC New York that the two cars smashed into each other at the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Quentin Road. Other reports indicate the accident happened just after 7pm.
After colliding, one of the vehicles crashed into a traffic light – knocking it down – and was engulfed in flames. Authorities told NBC that no criminality is suspected.
The Department of Transportation dispatched workers to repair the downed traffic light once the flames were extinguished.
Brooklyn: Ocean Pkwy & Quentin Rd. Vehicle fire with critical victim U/D; FDNY requesting DOT for traffic lights down pic.twitter.com/jdXFNz2LDS
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Update (2:50pm): Commenter Jack sent in the following video of the aftermath:
Correction: The original version of this article indicated that the incident happened just after 4pm. It was just after 7pm, and we’ve updated the post to reflect this.