3 Family Members Killed In NJ Crash Involving Propane Truck: PD

Three people were killed in a horrific accident involving a propane truck in New Jersey on Sunday, police said.

A car collided with a tanker truck loaded with propane in South Jersey at the intersection of West Boulevard and Lake Road in Franklin Township in Gloucester County, according to police.

An 11-year-old child was critically hurt and hospitalized, but police said he was upgraded to stable condition on Monday.

The crash happened around 3:30 p.m near Harding Highway in Franklin Township, police said.

The car, a 2005 Mazda M3 driven by 19-year-old Bridgeton resident Mariela Cardoso-Baez, had entered the intersection and struck the truck, according to police. The car then flipped and was stuck underneath the truck.

Cardoso-Baez and two other passengers – her father, 44-year-old Jose Cardoso, and her mother, 45-year-old Adriana Baez Mellado – were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.