A stolen car, an oil truck and two other vehicles have been involved in a devastating crash that has claimed five lives on Long Island.

Police say the wreck occurred Wednesday in the Suffolk County hamlet of Ridge, 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of New York City.

Newsday reports one of the victims was in the stolen car. The other four were in another car.

Images from the scene show a mangled vehicle and metal strewn along the road.

Police say they had been investigating a report of a stolen vehicle but were not engaged in a pursuit and did not witness the crash.

(AP)