Another Fatal Accident On Dangerous N.J. Road; 5 Killed In 2016

Another fatal accident has happened on a dangerous N.J. road where at least 5 people - including a former Miss New Jersey - were killed in 2016.

A fatal motor vehicle crash Friday morning closed southbound lanes on Route 55 in the Deptford area, NBC10 reports.

The multi-vehicle crash occurred at roughly 6 a.m., according to reports. Route 55 southbound in the area of Route 42 was blocked at press time, according to transportation officials.

Traffic is being diverted to Route 42 south. Authorities were investigating the crash.

Recently, at least one person was reported dead after a vehicle overturned on Route 55 in South Jersey.

The northbound lanes of the road in the Millville area was closed while state transportation officials were sending crews to the scene, according to police. At least one person was ejected from the vehicle.

Route 55 is notoriously dangerous road, and these fatal accidents also have happened this year:

• Cara McCollum, a 24-year-old news anchor for SNJ Today and a former Miss N.J., died earlier this year after her car ran off northbound Route 55 and hit several trees in Pittsgrove, said New Jersey State Police.
• A woman died in January in Gloucester County in a crash on Route 55 northbound at mile marker 47, police said.
• A prisoner transport van crashed into a truck on Route 55 in January, killing one inmate and injuring three other people, New Jersey State Police said.
• A 31-year-old man was killed in April when his pickup truck flipped on Route 55, police said.

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