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Authorities: 4 Hurt After Tractor Trailer Overturns, Collides With Car On BQE

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A tractor trailer overturned and collided with a car on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway near the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn, authorities said.

Giant tow trucks with cranes were used to right the truck at midday Monday.

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Four people were taken to Bellevue Hospital, the Fire Department said.

The crash affected eastbound lanes of the BQE.

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