Crime & Safety
2 Pedestrians Hit By Tractor Trailer, Killed In Union County
The fatal crash was reported on Sunday night.
ELIZABETH, NJ — Two pedestrians were hit and killed by a tractor-trailer while crossing a Union County intersection on Sunday night.
The pedestrians were crossing the roadway at Routes 1&9 and Maple Avenue when a tractor-trailer was stopped at the light, said Elizabeth Spokeswoman Ruby Contreras.
The truck then drove forward when the southbound light turned green and the pedestrians were fatally hit, said Contreras.
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The driver remained at the scene. The crash is under investigation.
The time of the crash or the identities of the pedestrians were not immediately released.
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