1 construction worker dead, 2 hurt when vehicle crashes into them on Long Island
Aug 10, 2026
One construction worker died, and two others were hurt, one of them seriously, when a vehicle hit them at a Long Island intersection early Monday, according to police.
Few details on the accident near Townline and Terry roads in Nesconset were immediately available.
Suffolk County police con
firmed three construction workers were hit shortly before 7 a.m. Police say they were contractors on a paving project for Suffolk County.
This was the scene in Nesconset.
A worker at the scene says one of the two injured workers lost a leg. Chopper 4 showed more than a half-dozen emergency vehicles blocking off the intersection.
The driver was taken into custody.
No other details on the circumstances of the incident were immediately available.
Officials say their investigation is active and ongoing.
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