What Happened
A crash on westbound I-495 in Queens County blocked two right lanes on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The incident was classified as minor in severity. No official agency has released a specific time of occurrence, names of those involved, vehicle types, or a cause of the collision.
The lane blockage affected westbound traffic on the Long Island Expressway within Queens County. No injuries have been confirmed by police or any other official source at this time.
Location & Road Context
The Long Island Expressway in Queens is one of the busiest corridors in the region. According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, I-495 has logged 94 recorded incidents in the past 30 days and 464 so far in 2026, making it the most incident-dense corridor tracked by this site. The most recent prior fatal crash on the corridor occurred August 26, 2026.
Queens County has 341 recorded accidents in Long Island Traffic’s local incident database. Saturday’s crash is one of several on the I-495 corridor this weekend alone. A separate crash on I-495 and a collapsed manhole on I-495 were both recorded on the same date.
This is a developing report based on initial incident data. Additional details, including the time of the crash, agencies responding, and any charges, will be added as official sources confirm them.