What Happened
A head-on collision between two Ford vehicles on Noyac Road in North Sea sent three men to area hospitals on the morning of Wednesday, July 22, 2026, according to LongIsland.com. Southampton Town Police received the call at approximately 6:50 AM reporting a two-vehicle crash on Noyac Road near the cross street of Lohan Court.
Per the LongIsland.com report, a gray 2024 Ford F-150 XLT pickup truck was traveling westbound on Noyac Road near Lohan Court when it collided head-on with a white 2018 Ford van traveling eastbound on the same roadway near the same cross street. The preliminary investigation conducted at the scene established this head-on collision scenario, though the investigation remained ongoing at the time of reporting.
The pickup truck had a single male occupant, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash. The white van was occupied by two men — a driver and a passenger. The passenger was treated at the scene and then transported to a local area hospital by Southampton Volunteer Ambulance Corp., also with non-life-threatening injuries, according to LongIsland.com.
The van’s driver suffered the most serious outcome of the three. The force of the collision left him entrapped inside the vehicle, requiring the North Sea Fire Department to respond and perform a technical extrication. Once freed, the severity of his injuries necessitated air transport: the Suffolk County Police Department Medi-Vac Helicopter removed him from the scene and transported him to Stony Brook University Hospital. No names or ages for any of the three men were released as of the initial report.
Southampton Town Police Patrol Officers and Detectives responded to the scene to conduct a preliminary investigation. Southampton Volunteer Ambulance Corp. and the North Sea Fire Department both assisted with medical treatment and extrication operations on scene. The two vehicles — described as heavily destroyed — were subsequently impounded for safety inspections.
The road closure created a significant disruption along Noyac Road. The stretch between Watermill Towd Road and Roses Grove Road was shut down in both directions from the moment of the crash at 6:50 AM. According to LongIsland.com, it took local area tow companies until approximately 10:15 AM to safely remove the wreckage — a process extended by the magnitude of the collision and the degree of destruction to both vehicles — resulting in a closure lasting more than three hours.
Location & Road Context
The crash occurred on Noyac Road in North Sea, a rural hamlet in the Town of Southampton on the East End of Long Island. The segment near Lohan Court sits in a stretch of Noyac Road that connects the Southampton village area westward toward North Sea and beyond — a two-lane rural road that carries both local residential traffic and commuter flow in the early morning hours. The closure between Watermill Towd Road and Roses Grove Road effectively cut off that corridor in both directions during the morning commute window.
The Town of Southampton has seen a series of serious roadway incidents in recent weeks on its major corridors. A head-on crash on County Road 39 in June 2026 left two injured and caused widespread gridlock through western Southampton, and two separate serious accidents near Shinnecock in June 2026 created major delays during the U.S. Open. The Noyac Road collision adds to a pattern of high-severity crashes in the township this summer.
Investigation & Legal Proceedings
Southampton Town Police Detectives are continuing to investigate the cause of the head-on collision, according to LongIsland.com. Both vehicles were impounded following the crash for safety inspections as part of the ongoing inquiry. No charges had been announced as of the initial report, and the preliminary investigation conducted at the scene focused on establishing the sequence of events that led to the two vehicles meeting head-on.
Anyone with information about the crash or who witnessed the collision is urged to contact the Southampton Town Police Detective Division directly at 631-702-2230.
Broader Impact
The three-plus-hour bilateral closure of Noyac Road — from Watermill Towd Road all the way to Roses Grove Road — during the morning rush illustrates how a single severe crash on a rural two-lane road can completely sever a corridor with no practical parallel detour for eastbound and westbound drivers in North Sea. Motorists traveling through the area during that window should expect that GPS rerouting in this part of Southampton can add significant time, as alternate routes through the hamlet are limited.