Two men were killed early Tuesday morning when their car jumped a sidewalk and slammed into a tree in Flushing, authorities said.
The crash happened on Booth Memorial Avenue near 164th Street at about 1:30 a.m.
A 2005 Dodge Stratus was speeding down Booth Memorial when it went onto the sidewalk and struck a tree, according to police.
The driver, a 28-year-old man, and his passenger, a 26-year-old man, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Their identities were not immediately released.
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