What Happened
A minor crash blocked the right lane of westbound I-495 in Queens County on Friday, September 18, 2026, according to incident data logged by Long Island Traffic. No exact time of the initial report was included in the available source record. The lane impact was confined to the right lane; no additional lanes were reported closed.
No injuries were listed as serious in the source data. The vehicles and parties involved were not identified in the initial report.
Location & Road Context
The crash occurred on westbound I-495 — the Long Island Expressway — within Queens County, the western gateway of the corridor for Long Island-bound and New York City-bound traffic. No specific exit number or cross-street was confirmed.
According to Long Island Traffic’s incident registry, I-495 has logged 105 incidents in the past 30 days and 493 in 2026 to date, making it one of the most crash-active corridors tracked by the site. The most recent prior fatal crash on the corridor occurred August 26, 2026; details are at /accidents/2026/08/26/ex-long-island-lacrosse-star-medical-supplies-ceo-killed-in-hudson-valley-head-o/. Five additional minor crashes on I-495 were recorded in the two days prior — three on September 17 and two on September 16.
Source data for this report came from Long Island Traffic’s incident registry. No official agency press release or named outlet report was available at time of publication. This article will be updated as additional details are confirmed.