Traffic & Transit
Victim Of Deadly Early Morning I-95 Crash ID'd As 50-Year-Old NY Man
He was rushed from the scene of the New England Thruway collision in Port Chester to Greenwich Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
PORT CHESTER, NY — Authorities have released the identity of the New York man killed in a deadly New England Thruway crash.
On Monday, at approximately 5:55 a.m., New York State Police in New Rochelle responded to a two-vehicle collision with injuries near mile marker 14.8 on northbound Interstate 95, in Port Chester.
Investigators say that a 2025 Chevrolet Suburban driven by 50-year-old Pankaj R. Bakshi, of Floral Park, had stopped in the left lane of travel when it was struck by a 2025 Chevrolet Suburban also traveling north.
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Lifesaving measures were attempted at the scene before Bakshi was rushed to Greenwich Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The driver of the second Chevrolet Suburban was treated for minor injuries and released.
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