What Happened
Six vehicles collided on the westbound Long Island Expressway near Exit 51 in Dix Hills on Monday morning, August 24, 2026, according to News 12 Long Island. The crash was reported to police at approximately 9:45 a.m.
Three people were transported to the hospital, all with minor injuries, News 12 reported. No fatalities were reported.
Officers were still working to determine the cause of the collision as of the News 12 report, published at 12:50 p.m. No vehicle types, collision sequence, or contributing factors had been released by that time. No names of those involved were made public.
The crash snarled westbound traffic near the Exit 51 interchange, which serves the Bagatelle Road area of Dix Hills in Suffolk County.
Location & Road Context
Exit 51 on the westbound LIE sits in Dix Hills, a section of the I-495 corridor that carries heavy commuter volume toward the Queens Midtown Tunnel and the Nassau County line. According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, the LIE has logged 103 recorded incidents in the past 30 days and 401 so far in 2026, making this crash the 103rd on the corridor in that 30-day span.
The most recent prior fatal crash on this corridor occurred on August 11, 2026. Monday’s crash is one of at least three I-495 incidents recorded on August 24 alone, including a separate moderate crash and a minor crash also logged that day.
Investigation & Legal Proceedings
Suffolk County Police were on scene and actively investigating the cause of the six-vehicle collision as of midday Monday, News 12 Long Island reported. No charges had been filed and no arrests were announced. Police said they had not yet determined what triggered the chain-reaction crash.