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2 people die after wrong-way crash on Route 33

Route 33 was closed overnight beyond North Oak Street because of the crash, which involved three vehicles.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Two men are dead following a nearly head-on accident on Route 33 just after midnight on Sunday.

A Buffalo Police investigation found that a vehicle was traveling in the wrong direction on the eastbound side of the Kensington Expressway. That vehicle struck another one nearly head on close to the Jefferson Avenue exit.

A third vehicle attempted to avoid the accident, but struck the other vehicle traveling east.

Two male drivers involved in the near head-on collision were transported to ECMC, where they both were later pronounced dead. 

A male passenger is being treated at the ICU at ECMC. 

The driver of the third vehicle suffered from non-life threatening injuries.

The portion of Route 33 was closed for around seven hours early Sunday.

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