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On Tuesday, at approximately 1:40PM, police responded to a call for a car explosion on the eastbound Grand Central Parkway at exit #4 for the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. Upon arrival the officers were informed that a 2010 Toyota Highlander was traveling eastbound on the Grand Central when it ran over a piece of metal in the roadway. The piece of metal caused an ignition of the gas tank. The driver, a twenty-six-year-old male, and a passenger, twenty-five-year-old female, were able to flee from the vehicle, and were transported to NY Hospital Queens in stable condition.

A second passenger, a fifty-year-old male was found DOA in the back seat of the vehicle after the fire was extinguished by FDNY personnel.

The investigation is ongoing.

The identification of the victim is pending family notification.

(Chaim Shapiro – YWN)