FRANKLIN, NJ — A New Brunswick man was killed following a wrong-way crash with two vehicles on Sunday night in Franklin Township.
On Sunday at around 9:32 p.m., Franklin Township Police went to Franklin Boulevard near Robbins Avenue for a report of a crash involving multiple vehicles.
An initial on-scene investigation by Franklin Township Police found that a 43-year-old man from New Brunswick was driving a Mercedes-Benz southbound on Franklin Boulevard when he crossed over the centerline, said Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.
The Mercedes continued driving southbound on the northbound side of the road, hitting a Honda SUV and then a Freightliner box truck, both driving northbound, McDonald said.
The Mercedes driver was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The passenger of the Mercedes was taken to the hospital and is currently listed in critical condition.
The driver of the Honda SUV was taken to the hospital with serious injuries, and the driver of the Freightliner was taken for complaints of pain.
Members of East Franklin Volunteer Fire, Community Volunteer Fire, Somerset County Haz-Mat, and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital EMTs and Medics all came to help at the scene.
The investigation is currently ongoing, pending the results of the Somerset County Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team's findings.
Anyone with information relating to this investigation is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office at 908-231-7100 or the Franklin Township Police Department at 732-873-5533 or via OPS Tips.
Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All tips will be kept confidential.
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