October got off to a deadly start on Staten Island as four people were killed in two separate motor vehicle collisions in the borough just five days into the month.

Three men were killed in a crash on the Staten Island Expressway just before 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 5, police sources said. A 2015 Chevrolet Cruze heading westbound on the major thoroughfare forcefully hit a barrier and flipped off the roadway.

EMS responded to the horrific crash and pronounced all three passengers in the car, men ages 25, 26 and 27, dead at the scene. As of Sunday morning, police were withholding the names of the victims pending family notification.

It is unclear at this time which man was driving the vehicle, but authorities stated that he failed to navigate the roadway. Police said there were no arrests.

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