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Fleeing Car Struck by Gunfire in Irvington Crashes in Newark

Irvington Township Newark

A vehicle that came under a hail of gunfire at a location in Irvington crashed in Newark early this morning.

Two people were transported to University Hospital suffering non-life threatening injuries after the pair told authorities that and incident in Irvington forced them to speed away from the scene ultimately ending in a crash near the Garden State Parkway north entrance in Newark.

Emergency responders were called to the area of Maybaum Avenue and South Orange Avenue a little after 4 a.m. where they assisted the pair from the vehicle that crashed into a tree at that location.

Police immediately noticed the car was struck by gunfire but the victims were not shot according to reports.

There is an investigation underway.

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