A section of the Southern State Parkway has reopened after a fatal crash with several injuries. The crash took place around 1:58 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, near Exit 35 in Farmingdale, said the state police. At least one person was airlifted, and two others have been transported to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment. The extent of injuries could not be confirmed. Motorists were asked to avoid the area as the roadway remained closed through the evening commute for the accident investigation. The roadway reopened at around 7 p.m. This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. Click here to sign up for Daily Voice's free daily emails and news alerts.<doc-sep>An 18-year-old Queens man was killed and two teenagers from Queens were critically injured Wednesday afternoon in a two-car accident on the Southern State Parkway in North Amityville, police said. Aaron Jagroop, 18, of South Ozone Park, was driving a 2005 Toyota Sienna with three passengers eastbound at about 1:30 p.m., west of Exit 35, "when it made contact with a 2014 Toyota Camry traveling in the center lane and lost control," State Police said in a news release. "The Sienna then exited the roadway onto the right shoulder and struck a tree." Jagroop was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center where he died of his injuries, police said. A 16-year-old South Ozone Park girl was taken to Good Samaritan and a 15-year-old Jamaica boy was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital. Both were in critical condition as of late Wednesday, police said. A third passenger, a 19-year-old South Ozone Park man, was taken to Good Samaritan with nonlife threatening injuries, police said, adding that eastbound traffic was closed at Exit 35 into Wednesday evening during their investigation. The Camry driver, who stopped on the right shoulder, was not hurt, police said. State Police urges anyone who may have witnessed the accident to confidentially call State Police Troop L at 631-756-3300.<doc-sep>Traffic & Transit 1 Teen Dead, 3 Injured In Southern State Crash The two-car crash closed the road for hours Wednesday afternoon as police investigated. Police say all four of the teens were from Queens. Replies (23) Police shut down the Southern State to airlift crash victims to hospitals. (511NY) UPDATE, 10:30 P.M.: State police say that one teen from Queens and three others were injured in the crash, which shut down the Southern State Parkway for hours on Wednesday. According to police, a 2005 Toyota Sienna being driven by Aaron Jagroop, 18, of South Ozone Park, was driving east on the Southern State wast of Exit 35 when it made contact with a 2014 Toyota Camry traveling in the center lane. Jagroop lost control of the car and drove off the road, through the right shoulder and into a tree. The Camry was able to pull over onto the shoulder. Jagroop was taken to good Samaritan Hospital, where he died of his injuries. Two passengers in his car -- Shania Seenarine, 16, of South Ozone Park, and Kevin Khemraj, 15, of Jamaica -- were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and Stony Brook University Hospital, respectively, and each are in critical condition. A fourth passenger in the car, Brandon Dianand, 19, of South Oxone Park, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Camry was not injured. State police are still investigating the crash, and are asking anyone who may have seen it to contact State Police Troop L Headquarters at (631) 756-3300. All calls will remain confidential. UPDATE, 6 P.M.: State police say that the eastbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway are still closed as officers investigate a fatal accident. According to police, the crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. between two cars. The driver of one of the cars died, and two passengers in the car were also critically injured. A third passenger in the car suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Police still have not released the cause of the accident. No charges have yet been filed.<doc-sep>
The victim of a fatal crash that caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of the Southern State Parkway has been released. The crash occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24 in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County when a 2005 Toyota Sienna with four occupants was traveling eastbound on the Southern State Parkway west of Exit 35 (Wellwood Ave.) when it made contact with a 2014 Toyota Camry traveling in the center lane and lost control, state police said. The Sienna then exited the roadway onto the right shoulder and struck a tree and the Camry made a controlled stop onto the right shoulder, according to police. The operator of the Sienna, Aaron Jagroop, 18, of South Ozone Park in Queens, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, according to police. Two of the occupants, Shania Seenarine, 16, of South Ozone Park, and Kevin Khemraj, 15, of Jamaica, Queens, were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital and Stony Brook University Hospital respectively and are currently in critical condition. The remaining occupant, Brandon Dianand, 19, of South Ozone Park, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the Camry did not sustain any injuries and was released from the scene. The stretch of the roadway remained closed through the end of the evening commute during the accident investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed this collision should contact State Police Troop L Headquarters at (631) 756-3300. All calls will remain confidential. Click here to sign up for Daily Voice's free daily emails and news alerts.