New York Daily News

Fiery crash killed engaged couple

- Esha Ray and Laura Dimon

A MAN and a woman who were killed inside their burning sedan during a fiery five-car collision near Kennedy Airport were a young couple who had recently gotten engaged, according to police and a local report published Thursday.

Yisroel Levin, 21, the son of a Brooklyn rabbi, and his fiancée, Elisheva Basya Kaplan, 20, of Queens, were killed on the Nassau Expressway in Lawrence about 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, Nassau County Police said.

Heavy fog might have contribute­d to the deadly chain-reaction crash, which ignited Levin and Basya’s car. The couple was trapped inside, according to Matzav.com, a Jewish news site.

The two victims got engaged just a week ago, and planned to get married in three months, according to The Yeshiva World.

They were both buried in Jewish ceremonies­Thursday.

Cops arrested two Brooklyn drivers who were allegedly intoxicate­d, and were investigat­ing if they were responsibl­e for the accident.

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