Manchester Couple Killed In Route 70 Crash: Reports

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, NJ — Authorities have identified two people who died Monday in a Route 70 crash as Manchester Township residents, according to a report.

The Burlington County Times reported the couple have been identified as Blackwell S. Albertson, 78, and his wife, Jean S. Albertson, 77, both of Manchester.

The two were eastbound in a 2015 Chrysler 200 that was headed east on Route 70 at around 2 p.m. when it drifted off the highway and crashed into a tree near Pasadena Road, the Burlington County Times report said.

Blackwell Albertson died at the scene, police told the Burlington County Times, while Jean Albertson had to be extricated. She was airlifted to Capital Health Regional Medical Center's trauma center in Trenton, according to the Burlington County Times.

The crash caused the car to split in two, according to reports.

An investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing and police asked anyone with information to call them at 609-894-3308.

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