Crime & Safety
6 People Seriously Injured After Van On Parkway Crashes In Bergen: Report
2 people were ejected from the vehicle and another person was trapped and had to be cut out, authorities said in a report.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Six people were seriously injured when the van they were in crashed in Woodcliff Lake on the Garden State Parkway late Wednesday night.
Thirteen people were in the Ford Econoline van when it crashed at about 11:30 p.m.; two were ejected and all of whom were taken to the hospital, authorities said in an NJ.com report.
A spokesperson with the New Jersey State Police nor Woodcliff Lake Police Chief Anthony Jannicelli could not immediately be reached for comment.
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One person in the van had to be cut out of the van, Woodcliff Lake Fire Department Chief Dan Schuster said in the report.
Authorities are investigating what caused the crash.
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The Park Ridge Fire Department assisted the Woodcliff Lake Fire Department and the Tri-Boro Volunteer Ambulance Corps following the crash.
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Photo: The van that crashed on the Garden State Parkway in Woodcliff Lake late Wednesday./Woodcliff Lake Fire Department
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