Crime & Safety

Fatal N.J. Turnpike Crash In Cranbury: Victim ID'd; Details Released

One person died and another was seriously hurt in a two-car crash on the NJ Turnpike Thursday morning that shut down two lanes, police said.

One man was killed and another was seriously injured in a two-car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike Thursday morning, police said.

Six people were involved in the crash that happened at 5:41 a.m. in the southbound lanes. Abdelrahman Gadalla, 22, of Franklin Park was pronounced dead at the scene, according to state police.

A Honda Accord and a Honda CR-V collided in the inner roadway at milepost 69.3 in Cranbury, and one of the cars struck the guardrail between the inner and outer roadways and then overturned, police said.

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The driver of the Accord was taken to Capital Health System-Fuld Campus in Trenton in an unknown condition, according to police. Occupants of the Honda CR-V were not injured.

WABC-TV provided a video of the aftermath of the crash, which shut down two southbound lanes. The road has since reopened.

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511nj.org said traffic was backed up nearly 2 miles around 7:30 a.m.

We'll have more information as it comes in.

Video/photo courtesy of ABC7

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