Two teens killed on Long Island when vehicle strikes parked car

Deadly crash in West Hempstead

Two teenagers were killed at about 1 a.m. Thursday when the vehicle they were travelling in struck a parked vehicle. The 18-year-old driver of the vehicle was hospitalized.

NEW YORK - Homicide Squad detectives on Long Island were investigating a crash that killed two teenagers early Thursday morning.

The 18-year-old female driver of a 2018 BMW X3 struck a parked vehicle at Westminster Road near Fairlawn Avenue in West Hempstead at about 1 a.m., said police.

A 19-year-old male passenger and a 17-year-old female passenger suffered severe trauma and were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

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It was not clear why the driver struck the vehicle.

West Minster Road was closed from Hempstead Turnpike to Hempstead Ave.