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Police are investigating a fatal car crash that occurred on the Belt Parkway near JFK Airport Sunday night.

At approximately 10:27 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle accident on the eastbound Belt Parkway, near 150th Street.

Upon arrival, officers found a single-vehicle crash with two injured men: a 20-year-old driver and another man in his 20’s in the passenger seat.

EMS transported both victims to a local hospital, where the driver was listed in critical condition and the passenger was pronounced deceased.

A preliminary investigation found that the driver was operating the 2010 Nissan Altima at a high rate of speed when he lost control, causing the vehicle to overturn and strike a concrete overpass.

Police say that no criminality is suspected at this time and the investigation remains ongoing.


Fatal Collision Near JFK Airport

Citizen user video shows police and firefighters responding to a vehicle collision near exit 19 on Belt Parkway.