A fatal incident occurred on the Long Island Expressway in Queens, New York, early Sunday morning, resulting in the death of a 32-year-old woman. The tragic accident unfolded around 1:30 a.m. near the Kissena Boulevard exit in Flushing when the woman reportedly exited a moving Uber vehicle.
According to police reports, the woman fell from the back seat of a gray Volkswagen Passat. Following her abrupt exit, she was struck by another vehicle traveling eastbound, which collided with her left leg. Emergency services were promptly dispatched to the scene, and despite their efforts, the woman was tragically pronounced dead at the location of the accident.
The Uber driver, a 44-year-old male, remained at the scene following the incident and did not sustain any injuries. Authorities closed all four eastbound lanes of the expressway for several hours as the NYPD highway patrol conducted a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
The exact reasons prompting the woman to leap from the moving vehicle remain unclear at this time. Police have not released her name, pending family notification. Investigators are also looking into whether she may have been struck by other vehicles after her fall from the Uber.
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