Elizabeth Man Dies In Crash With Tractor Trailer In Linden

LINDEN, NJ — An Elizabeth man dies following a crash involving a car and a tractor trailer early Wednesday morning in Linden, police said.

A 2002 Lexus sedan was driving east on the 1100 block of W. St. George Avenue in Linden when it hit a tractor trailer parked on the side of the road just before 1 a.m., Linden Police Lt. Christopher Guenther said.

The driver of the vehicle, a 40-year-old Elizabeth man, was taken to Newark University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger, a 41-year-old man also from Elizabeth, was taken to RWJUH Rahway Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Guenther said.

The man's name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

W. St George Avenue was closed in both directions between N. Stiles Street and Rahway Aveue in Rahway until about 5 a.m. as a result of the crash.

The crash is under joint investigation by the Linden Police Traffic Bureau and the Union County Homicide Task Force. Anyone with information is urged to contact Investigator John Halkias at 908-474-8505.

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