A half-dozen people were hurt in a wrong-way crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester County early Monday, according to police.
Authorities responding to the crash site near exit 17/Lincoln Avenue in Rye Brook around 12:10 a.m. found the driver of the wrong-way vehicle badly hurt. That person was taken to a hospital and may not survive.
Five people in the other vehicle also were taken to a hospital, though their injuries were not considered to be life-threatening.
The northbound side of the highway remained closed for a time to assist in the investigation. It later reopened.
The circumstances of the collision remain under investigation.
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