Two Teens Killed, Four Injured in NJ Turnpike Crash

Two Teens Killed, Four Injured in NJ Turnpike Crash

Two teenagers died and four others were taken to the hospital following a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury early Sunday morning, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and New Jersey State Police.

Authorities said they received a 911 call around 5:06 a.m. Sunday about a collision in the Turnpike’s southbound outer lanes. The incident was reported Monday.

Responding officers arrived at mile marker 69.9 in Cranbury and discovered a vehicle carrying six occupants. Two passengers, a 19-year-old man from Warminster, Pennsylvania, and a 16-year-old boy from Hatboro, Pennsylvania, were ejected from the vehicle. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The remaining four teenagers were transported to a hospital for medical treatment, according to police. Officials have not disclosed their conditions or provided details on what led to the crash or whether any other vehicles were involved.

Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Shadi Zaiton of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-4263, or the State Police Cranbury Station Detective Bureau at 609-860-9000, ext. 4424.