Crime & Safety

Fatal Car Crash On Route 35 In Red Bank

A 56-year-old man from Middletown was killed in a car crash at the intersection of Route 35 and Rector Place.

RED BANK, NJ — A Middletown man, was killed following a two-car collision early Saturday morning, according to local authorities. Adil Ahmed, 56, suffered fatal injuries as a result of the collision and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Members of the Red Bank Police Department arrived at the scene shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, February 5th. According to officials, the two vehicles — a Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 SUV and a Ford F350 pickup truck — collided near the intersection of Route 35 and Rector Place.

The driver of the Ford pickup, 63-year-old male resident of Long Branch, suffered from minor injuries and has cooperated fully with the police, according to Monmouth County spokesperson Mark Spivey.

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The circumstances regarding the cause of the accident are still being investigated by the Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART). However, no charges have been filed in connection to the crash as of Monday afternoon.

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