One person is dead and several others are hurt after a chain-reaction car wreck on the Van Wyck Expressway.

It happened around 5 a.m. Saturday near Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Police say a man driving a Chevrolet Cruze struck a Toyota as it was approaching exit 12.

That Toyota then collided with two other cars.

Police say that caused one driver to hit a median and collide with two more vehicles.

One passenger, 38-year-old Jairo Castano, died at the scene.

The other people involved were taken to area hospitals for treatment.