A motor vehicle accident was reported on the southbound lanes of the Major Deegan Expressway, approaching Van Cortlandt Park South, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at around 1:38 p.m. All lanes were cleared as of 2:23 p.m. according to New York State officials.

 

Norwood News contacted the FDNY to obtain further details on any reported injuries. An FDNY spokesperson said the department was alerted to a two-vehicle road accident at 13.28 on Tuesday, which involved one vehicle which had overturned at Exit 11 of the expressway. The spokesperson said the occupants self-extricated themselves from the vehicle and there were no injuries.

 

We have contacted NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and NYPD to ask if any information is yet known on the cause of the incident, which some Citizens’ App users reported as a hit and run collision. Norwood News is, as yet, unable to confirm if indeed the report of a hit and run is confirmed or not.

 

We will update this story accordingly upon receipt of any additional information we receive from City officials.

 

Norwood News recently reported that a 60-year-old male pedestrian remains critical after being hit by a motor vehicle in the Olinville section of the Bronx on Friday, Oct. 21.

 

For collision investigations, the NYPD handles all criminal aspects of the investigation, while NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) reviews the street design at the locations of such crashes.

 

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.