An out-of-state tractor-trailer truck struck a bridge overpass on the southbound Meadowbrook State Parkway on Wednesday, police said, temporarily closing two lanes of traffic and causing big delays.
The issue was resolved as of 2:15 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation's informny.com website.
The accident occurred at 10:33 a.m. at an overpass south of Hempstead Turnpike.
It closed two lanes between Exit M5, Hempstead Turnpike, and M6, the Southern State Parkway, the DOT said.
State Police said the truck, operated by Excell Smith, had gotten on the road at Stewart Avenue en route to Freeport. Trucks are not allowed on parkways in New York.
The informny.com website said that an 'unauthorized truck' struck the overpass. Police said no other vehicles were involved in the crash.
Images from the scene showed the top of the truck sheared off.
It was not immediately known whether the driver was injured.
The accident happened on a day when Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled a new electronic system to prevent commercial trucks from plowing into bridges and overpasses, a long-running problem on outdated highways on Long Island.
The first three systems, which will be rolled out around Memorial Day, will use infrared light beams to detect over-height vehicles on the Northern State Parkway, Route 106/107 and the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway.
The sensors will trigger new electronic signs warning truck drivers to pull over and contact New York State Police for help.
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