2 Teens Dead in Crash on Parkway in Queens

Two teenagers died and another was seriously injured in a car crash early Saturday morning on the Grand Central Parkway in Queens, according to officials.

Police say a driver who was later arrested lost control and hit a guard rail near exit 17, throwing three people out of the vehicle.

Two were pronounced dead at the scene, officials say, and a third was taken to New York Medical Hospital of Queens in serious condition.

Authorities say everyone in the car was between 17 and 21 years old.

The driver, 20-year-old Madosh Hansraj, was charged with multiple felonies, including manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and driving while impaired.

Information on a lawyer for Hansraj, who sustained minor injuries, was not immediately available.  

Authorities say 17-year-old Meera Dukharan and 18-year-old Anil Persaud, both of Queens, died in the crash.