A driver is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Farmingdale Friday morning, Nassau County police said.

Police said they responded to the crash which occurred at the intersection of Clinton Street and Conklin Street at 10:56 a.m., police said, where a 2011 Nissan Xterra was heading west on Conklin Street, colliding with a 2006 Mercedes heading east on Clinton Street.

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A driver is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Farmingdale Friday morning, Nassau County police said.

Police said they responded to the crash which occurred at the intersection of Clinton Street and Conklin Street at 10:56 a.m., police said, where a 2011 Nissan Xterra was heading west on Conklin Street, colliding with a 2006 Mercedes heading east on Clinton Street.

The driver of the Mercedes was taken to a local hospital and later pronounced deceased at 3:52 p.m. by hospital staff, police said. The driver of the Nissan and a passenger were taken to a local hospital for evaluation, police said.

The identification and hometown of the deceased were not released.

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