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Teen girl killed in early morning BQE crash

BROOKLYN — A Flushing teen was killed Saturday when the car she was riding in flipped over on the Prospect Expressway, police said.

At about 5:40 a.m., police responded to the scene on an accident near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and found Shi Ying Uw, 17, unconscious with severe trauma to her body, according to the NYPD.

Emergency personnel responded to the scene and pronounced her dead, police said.

Wu was riding in the back of a Mercedes Benz when the driver lost control of the vehicle and ran into a concrete median, the NYPD said.

Four other passengers, including the driver, were transported to hospitals in the area and treated for minor injuries, according to cops.

The investigation is ongoing.