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3 injured when truck overturns on BQE, snarling traffic

BQE partially reopens after morning crash
BQE partially reopens after morning crash 00:47

NEW YORK - A truck overturned on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway early Wednesday morning, causing injuries and major delays to traffic. 

It happened just before 5 a.m. at Atlantic Avenue and the BQE. 

Three people were evaluated for injuries by EMS. They were taken to Lutheran Hospital. 

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Posted by CBS New York on Wednesday, August 23, 2023

The BQE was snarled in both directions by spilled debris after the crash. By 11 a.m., westbound lanes remained closed, while one lane of eastbound traffic had reopened. 

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