What Happened
A minor crash on eastbound I-495 in Queens County blocked the right lane Friday, September 4, 2026. No serious injuries were reported. Officials have not released the names or hometowns of those involved, nor the number of vehicles.
The right lane remained blocked following the collision. The left lanes were passable. No exact time of the incident or responding agency has been confirmed in the initial report.
Location & Road Context
I-495, the Long Island Expressway, carries heavy eastbound volume through Queens on Friday mornings as commuters and weekend travelers push toward Nassau and Suffolk counties. This stretch through Queens County is among the corridor’s busiest segments.
According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, this crash is one of 91 recorded on I-495 in the past 30 days. The corridor has logged 434 incidents so far in 2026. Five minor crashes on the same road were recorded in the three days immediately before this one — on September 2 and September 1. Queens County has 316 recorded accidents in Long Island Traffic’s local incident database.