Two drivers were killed in a wrong-way smash-up on the New York State Thruway more than an hour north of the city early Tuesday, authorities said.
The deadly collision happened around 1 a.m. in the town of Tuxedo, Orange County, according to New York State Police.
One motorist smashed into a second driver head-on while heading north in the southbound lanes between Exit 16, for Harriman, and Exit 15A, for Sloatsburg, cops said.
One driver was heading north in the southbound lanes and collided with another motorist, police said. Rockland Video Productions
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene. Rockland Video ProductionsBoth vehicles were occupied by the drivers only, and both people were pronounced dead at the scene.
Photos show both crumpled cars on the highway amid heavy rain as first responders worked the scene.
All southbound lanes were blocked as responders worked to clear the scene, police said. Traffic was being diverted at the Harriman exit.
First responders at the scene amid heavy rain. Rockland Video ProductionsThe lanes reopened at 6:30 a.m.
