Two fatalities on NY highways within an hour include man trying to cross the Major Deegan

A 62-year-old man was killed early Friday while trying to cross the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx — one of two fatal crashes in the city within a half-hour, officials said.

The victim was in Van Cortlandt Park, near E. 233rd St. in Woodlawn, around 5 a.m. when he attempted to cross the southbound lanes of the highway, troopers said.

A moment later, he was fatally struck by a Chevrolet Suburban driven by a 47-year-old man.

The man died instantly. His name was not immediately released.

EMS took the driver of the Suburban to Montefiore Medical Center with minor injuries. No charges were immediately filed.

All lanes of southbound Major Deegan were closed for several hours while police conducted an investigation.

About half an hour earlier, a 50-year-old driver was killed when he struck the back of a tractor-trailer on the Long Island Expressway in Queens.

The victim was driving a Toyota Camry, heading toward Manhattan on the LIE when he struck the tractor-trailer near exit 22B, cops said.

EMS transported the Toyota driver to Presbyterian Hospital-Queens in New York, where he died. His name was not immediately released.

A 52-year-old man driving the tractor-trailer was also transported to Presbyterian Hospital-Queens in New York, where he survived.

Police were still trying to determine the cause of the accident.