Long Island Expressway Pile-up

33 people hurt, one dead, in massive accident scene

Thursday, December 20, 2012

SHIRLEY, N.Y. (AP) — A tractor-trailer smashed into several vehicles on a major highway on Wednesday afternoon, setting off a chain reaction of fiery crashes, killing one person and injuring 33 others, police said.

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Long Island Expressway Pile-up

Damaged vehicles and debris are strewn across the Long Island Expressway following a chain reaction crash on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Shirley, N.Y. At least one person was killed and 32 injured. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)

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A tractor-trailer still smolders hours after a chain-reaction crash on the Long Island Expressway on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 in Shirley, N.Y. At least one person was killed and 32 others were injured in the pileup, which involved about two dozen vehicles. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)

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Flames engulf a passenger car and a tractor-trailer on the Long Island Expressway in Shirley, N.Y., Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. Police say one person has died and 32 people were injured in the massive traffic pileup that left dozens of vehicles littered across the main freeway on New York's Long Island. (AP Photo/Newsday, James Carbone)

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Long Island Expressway Pile-up

This image taken from video on the News 12 Long Island website shows an aerial view of a multi-vehicle accident on the Long Island Expressway, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, in Shirley, N.Y. Police have closed the Expressway between exits 65 and 69 so first responders can work the scene. Over 20 vehicles are believed to be involved. (AP Photo/News 12 Long Island)

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