A three-car accident on the Napeague stretch near the Ocean Colony Resort Tuesday morning resulted in "serious injuries," according to police. Detectives were still investigating as of Tuesday afternoon.
Multiple ambulances and the Suffolk County medevac helicopter were called to respond to the accident. Bruce Stonemetz, the chief of the Amagansett Fire Department, confirmed Tuesday afternoon that three people were injured. One victim had to be extricated from a vehicle and another was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital, he said.
The Fire Department turned the scene over to police.
Police posted on Facebook around noon that a detour has been set up using Napeague Meadow Road. By 1 p.m., they said that a single lane of travel had been opened "using the westbound shoulder, allowing for intermittent traffic to pass the scene."
Police had not issued an official statement as of 2 p.m.
This is a developing story.
