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LI Stab Victim Dies In Accident On Way To Hospital

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (WCBS 880/AP) -- Police say a Long Island stabbing victim being driven to the hospital died after the driver of the car he was in got into an accident with another car.

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WCBS 880 L.I. Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reports

Police said two men were stabbed at a bar on North Franklin Street in Hempstead around 2:40 a.m. Thursday. Another man was taking them to the hospital but got into the accident with a taxi.

Authorities got the stabbing victims to the hospital, where one was pronounced dead and the other admitted with non-life-threatening injuries. The taxi driver and a passenger were taken to the hospital, and were treated and released.

Police said a pedestrian at the accident scene who was hit by debris was also treated and released.

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