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Wrong-way crash driver flees fatal NYC highway wreck that killed two men
By Dean Balsamini, Haley Brown,
2 hours ago
Two men were killed and one person was arrested after a fiery two-car crash in Harlem in which a pickup truck was driving the wrong way on the highway, police said.
The driver of the pickup truck fled and was still on the loose, while his passenger was nabbed about 30 feet from the scene, cops said.
The fiery, multi-vehicle crash happened on the northbound Henry Hudson near West 154th Street around 2:20 a.m., according to police.
The driver of this pickup truck was driving the wrong way on the highway when it collided with another car. G.N.Miller/NYPost The driver and passenger of this mangled Dodge sedan died in the crash. G.N.Miller/NYPost
The 40-year-old man behind the wheel of the black Dodge sedan that was struck was taken to Harlem Hospital, and later pronounced dead, authorities said.
His passenger, a 33-year-old man, was rushed to Columbia Presbyterian where he was also later pronounced dead.
The driver and passenger of the pick up truck going the wrong way managed to escape the wreckage and ran off, cops said. G.N.Miller/NYPost
Blood could be seen staining the airbag on the driver’s side of the Dodge, video taken by FNTV of the aftermath showed.
The pickup truck burst into flames which had to be extinguished by firefighters, according to authorities and video taken by Loudlabs.
The black and red racing-striped Dodge sedan had New Jersey plates, while the pickup truck appeared to have license plates from Ontario, Canada, according to the footage.
A long line of cars could be seen backed up on the parkway after the incident. A black Audi was also damaged in the Saturday incident. G.N.Miller/NYPost
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