(Updated: 12:05 p.m.) Flanders Road was reopened just before 1 p.m., accordng to the state DOT.
A collision between a tractor trailer and a car on Flanders Road at the intersection of Red Creek Road has Flanders Road closed in both directions in Hampton Bays, snarling traffic on the highway for miles.
The truck, carrying dirt and sand, flipped onto its side in the crash, which occurred just before 7:30 this morning.
The Toyota Corolla turned right from Red Creek Road onto Flanders Road into the path of the tractor-trailer. The truck overturned on top of the car.
The driver of the car was not seriously injured, according to police at the scene but was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured but transported to Peconic Bay Medical Center for evaluation, police said.
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