Crime & SafetyUpdated: Feb. 03, 2026, 7:04 a.m.|Published: Feb. 03, 2026, 6:48 a.m.
Authorities are responding to a reported crash on the West Shore Expressway near South Avenue on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.(511NY)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A crash is reported on the West Shore Expressway near the exchange for the Staten Island Expressway early in the Tuesday morning rush hour.
The crash is on the West Shore Expressway southbound on the South Avenue exit ramp, according to surveillance camera images and ABC7.
All lanes are blocked on the exit ramp. The emergency response began around 6:27 a.m., according to 511 NY.
Images on ABC7 show two cars in the brush and an MTA bus on the side of the road. One of the cars overturned.
Authorities respond to a crash on the South Avenue exit of the southbound West Shore Expressway on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.(511NY)
Authorities respond to a crash on the South Avenue exit of the southbound West Shore Expressway on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.(511NY)
Authorities are responding to a reported crash on the West Shore Expressway near South Avenue on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.(511NY)
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