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Four Dead in Fiery Wrong-Way Crash on Taconic State Parkway

A Sprinter van crossed the median and collided head-on with a Honda sedan, leaving the van driver critically injured as police investigate the crash.

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Overview

  • The collision occurred Wednesday just before 5 p.m. near mile marker 9.2 in the Town of New Castle, Westchester County.
  • A southbound Sprinter van crossed the center median into northbound lanes, striking a Honda sedan head-on.
  • Three van passengers were pronounced dead at the scene, while the Honda driver died later at a hospital.
  • The van overturned and caught fire after the collision, with its driver now hospitalized in critical condition.
  • New York State Police are investigating the incident and urging witnesses to provide information.