A vehicle crash along the Hutchinson River Parkway led to the closure of all southbound lanes in New Rochelle, impacting the morning commute for several hours. According to CBS News, the incident occurred early this morning and investigators were reported to have arrived on the scene around 3 a.m.

The nature of the crash remained undisclosed in the early hours, with commuters directed to detour to Wilmont Road. Following the bottleneck, drivers were faced with the challenge of navigating through at least three lights to rejoin the parkway at Mill Road, contributing to significant delays in the vicinities. For alternative routes, drivers were advised to consider the New England Thruway or the Bronx River Parkway.

Later in the morning, Westchester County police officials disclosed that it was a solitary vehicle involved in the fatal accident, confining the southbound traffic disruptions to an area along the New Rochelle/Eastchester border. In a translated sense of relief, one lane was reopened on the southbound side shortly before 9 a.m. than less five hours after the authorities began their investigation.

Despite the reopening of one lane, residual delays continued to affect the flow of traffic. Commuters were urged to maintain patience or seek alternate routes when planning their travel through the area. Details and an update around this accident can be procured from the News 12 Westchester report. The northbound lanes, however, remained unaffected throughout the incident and continued to flow normally.