Fiery New Year’s Day Crash Kills 2, Injures 5 Following Upstate NY Concert, Police Investigating

Two vehicles collide and plow into a crowd in a fiery crash in Rochester, N.Y., on Jan. 1, 2024. Courtesy of Geoffery Rogers/GSL News

ROCHESTER, New York—Police were investigating after a fiery two-vehicle collision killed two people and injured five others in Rochester, New York, early on New Year’s Day, officials said.

The crash happened shortly before 1 a.m. Monday as officers were directing traffic after a concert let out at the Kodak Center theater complex, police said in a statement.