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Pedestrians Struck, Killed Jefferson Twp.

Jefferson Township

Two pedestrians struck and killed Friday morning in Jefferson Township has police investigating.

According to preliminary reports, two pedestrians attempting to cross Oak Ridge Road (Route 23) in in Jefferson Township sometime after 5:30 a.m. were struck by a GMC pick-up truck driven by 48-year-old Jeffery Carr, of Hamburg.

The victims were then struck by another vehicle, operated by Robert Coward, 48, of Newton.

According to police, both unidentified victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident is under investigation.

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