One person is dead and at least two others hospitalized after a head-on collision in Wantagh Tuesday.

Police say a 78-year-old North Merrick man drove his van onto Sunrise Highway going the wrong direction and collided head-on with another van. The driver of the second van was killed in the crash. Police say two other cars were involved in a separate accident as motorists swerved out of the path of the oncoming vehicle.

The accident closed all westbound lanes on Sunrise Highway and brought the eastbound lanes to a crawl during the evening commute.