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Two people were killed in a one-car accident on the Long Island Expressway in Queens early Tuesday. The crash happened just before 1 a.m. between the Utopia Parkway and the 164th Street exits in Fresh Meadows. Police say the driver was heading west in an Audi sedan when he lost control and hit a tree, killing himself and a passenger. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are investigating the cause, but one eyewitness says the driver was speeding. The identities of the deceased are being withheld pending family notification.