BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A female passenger is dead after a vehicle traveling the wrong way on the Skyway crashed into another vehicle late Thursday night, according to the Buffalo Police Department.

Officials said the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. at the top of the inbound stretch of the Skyway. The driver of the wrong-way vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when the head-on collision occurred.

One female passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The drivers of the two vehicles, a male and a female, suffered serious injuries and were taken to ECMC.

The Skyway was closed in both directions for five hours and has since reopened. The investigation remains ongoing.

Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini joined the News 4 team in 2024 as a Digital Video Producer. She is a graduate of Chat

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