By Crash News Writer 
New York City, NY (October 18, 2024) — A tragic crash occurred Friday night when a Honda Accord and a Toyota Highlander collided at the intersection of Park Avenue and Claremont Parkway around 9:30 p.m. The impact caused one of the vehicles to flip onto its roof.
At least four men from the Honda Accord were rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital. Unfortunately, two of the men, ages 24 and 25, succumbed to their injuries. The other two, ages 27 and 30, were hospitalized, though the extent of their injuries remains unclear.
Authorities are still investigating the crash to determine which driver was at fault. No further details have been released as of Sunday morning.
In a separate incident hours later in East Harlem, two more people lost their lives in another fatal crash.
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