What Happened
A crash closed two left lanes of the eastbound Long Island Expressway (I-495) HOV lane in Suffolk County on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The incident was classified as moderate severity. No official confirmation of the exact time, mile marker, or involved parties was available from authorities at the time of this report.
The lane closures reduced throughput on one of the LIE’s highest-volume stretches during what is typically a heavy Sunday return-travel period. The two closed lanes were the leftmost lanes, including the HOV lane itself, directing traffic toward the right lanes.
No injuries, vehicle types, or cause of collision were confirmed by official sources in the initial incident record.
Location & Road Context
The eastbound LIE HOV lane runs through the length of Suffolk County and feeds into one of the busiest freight and commuter corridors on Long Island. Sunday afternoon eastbound traffic on I-495 in Suffolk regularly builds as weekend travelers return from New York City.
According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, this corridor logged 95 recorded incidents in the past 30 days and 466 incidents so far in 2026, making it among the most active crash corridors tracked on the site. The most recent prior fatal crash on this corridor occurred August 26, 2026. Saturday, September 12 alone produced three separate crashes on I-495 and a collapsed manhole on the expressway, all classified as minor. Suffolk County’s broader incident database holds 962 recorded accidents in 2026.