Police are reportedly closing in on the 2 escaped New York fugitives
According to the Westville Daily Reporter, authorities have shut off a highway and trapped the two escaped prisoners on a set of local railroad tracks in Friendship, New York.
New York state troopers did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.
Local reporter John Anderson tweeted that police believe that the two fugitives may have separated.
Earlier this month, 48-year-old Richard Matt and 34-year-old David Sweat broke out of a maximum security prison in upstate New York.
This story will be updated as we get more information.
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