What Happened
A crash on eastbound I-495 in Queens County blocked two right lanes on Monday, August 24, 2026, according to incident records. The collision was classified as minor in severity. No exact time of the crash was included in the initial report.
No names, ages, vehicle descriptions, or hometowns of those involved were released in the initial record. The cause of the crash had not been confirmed as of the first report.
Location & Road Context
The crash occurred on the eastbound side of I-495 in Queens County, near the western end of the Long Island Expressway. Queens serves as the primary on-ramp to the LIE corridor for drivers entering from New York City; eastbound lane blockages at this stretch can push delays back into the Midtown Tunnel and the Grand Central Parkway interchange before conditions recover. Long Island Traffic’s roads page for I-495 tracks live conditions along the full corridor.
According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, I-495 has logged 101 recorded incidents in the past 30 days and 399 in 2026 to date — this crash is among the 101. The most recent prior fatal crash on the corridor was recorded on August 11, 2026. Four additional minor-to-moderate crashes on I-495 occurred in the four days before this one: a minor crash on August 23, two on August 21 including one involving the HOV lane, and a moderate crash on August 20.