Man In Wheelchair Killed In Crash On South Jersey Roadway: Police

OLDMANS TOWNSHIP, NJ — A vehicle struck and killed an elderly man in a wheelchair on a Salem County roadway, authorities said.

Troopers responded to a collision at 4:14 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Pennsville Pedricktown Road and New Road in Oldmans Township. The driver was traveling northbound on Pennsville Pedricktown Road when their Buick passenger vehicle hit a pedestrian in a wheelchair, according to State Police.

The pedestrian — Chester Avant, 79, of Pedricktown — sustained fatal injuries, authorities said. No other injuries were reported.

Police did not disclose the driver's identity.

The crash remains under investigation, and no additional information from State Police was available.