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NEW YORK (PIX11) --- Four people died in a crash on the Cross Island Parkway in Queens on New Year's Day, officials said.
Authorities responded to the incident on the Cross Island Parkway near the Whitestone Expressway just before 6 a.m., according to the FDNY. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene and another person was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
No other information was immediate;y available. The investigation is ongoing.
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