Survivor Of Crash On I-81 Struck, Killed By 2nd Vehicle

CORTLANDVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Police in central New York are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed one person, injured four others and shut down the northbound lanes of an interstate highway for hours.

The Cortland County Sheriff's Office says a car traveling north on Interstate 81 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday hit guard rails on both sides of the highway before coming to rest in the center of the highway in the town of Cortlandville, 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Syracuse.

The driver and three passengers got out of the disabled vehicle. Deputies say an oncoming car hit the disabled vehicle and one of bystanders, who was killed.

Deputies say four other people suffered minor injuries.

The victim's name hasn't been released.

Both of I-81's northbound lanes were closed until shortly after noon.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.