Victim ID'd In Bergen County Turnpike Crash

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — One man was killed in a four-car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike Wednesday afternoon.

The crash occurred at about 5:30 p.m. on the southbound side of the highway at mile post 114 in Carlstadt, State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said.

A garbage truck rear-ended a Dodge Ram, which in turn rear-ended a Honda Accord and a Lexus RX, Goez said.

The front passenger in the Dodge Ram, Zhen Dong Wang, 50, of Brooklyn, New York died as a result of injuries sustained in the crash, Goez said. The Dodge's driver, Gustavo Mosquera, 39, of Plainfield, was seriously injured and taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, Goez said.

The garbage truck driver and the driver of the Lexus both sustained minor injuries, Goez said. The driver of the Accord was not injured.

Two lanes were closed following the crash.

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