A coach bus slammed into a car, flipped over and hit two other cars on Monday night near the Greenpoint Avenue exit on the Long Island Expressway.

Two people died, and nearly two dozen were hurt when a Coach bus flipped over on the Long Island Expressway overnight, striking two oncoming vehicles, authorities say.

The crash shut down the Long Island Expressway in both directions for hours, causing major traffic delays as emergency crews worked to clear the wreckage and investigators processed the scene.