Two people were killed in the crash on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in Wantagh

State Police say two vehicles were involved in a fatal crash that occurred Wednesday around 11:35 p.m. on the northbound side of Meadowbrook State Parkway, north of Bay Parkway, in Wantagh.

New York State Police confirmed two people died in the crash.

Northbound lanes were closed in the area for several hours. They reopened around 3:30 am on Thursday morning.

Nothing is yet known about how the crash could have happened.