MULTIPLE TRUCK
COLLISION ACCIDENT ON VERRAZANO-NARROWS BRIDGE IN NEW YORK
January 14, 2014
Update: Stopped traffic with an estimated delay of 54
minutes is reported on the Staten Island Expressway Brooklyn-bound between
Bradley Avenue the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge as of about 9 a.m., according to
WCBS 880.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- All of the lanes on the upper
level of the Verrzano-Narrows Bridge Brooklyn-bound have been closed because of
an accident involving up to five trucks during the Wednesday morning rush hour.
A collision involving multiple trucks has occurred on
the upper level of the span eastbound and is causing delays, according to the
MTA.
Traffic is backing up onto the Staten Island Expressway
eastbound as of 9 a.m.
All traffic is being diverted onto the lower-level of
the span, according to police radio transmissions.