By: Tracie Carter
A fatal multi-vehicle crash occurred on I-80 eastbound at milepost 66.6 in Hackensack City, Bergen County, late Tuesday night.
The incident, which involved four vehicles, left two people dead and several others injured.
According to a preliminary investigation by NJ State Police officials, a Toyota SUV was traveling eastbound on the local lanes of I-80, while a Volvo tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound in the express lanes.
An Isuzu box truck and a GMC SUV were heading westbound in the express lanes.
Near milepost 66.6, the Toyota struck the curbed median, entered the express lanes, and collided with the Volvo tractor-trailer.
The impact caused the Volvo to strike the center concrete median and veer into the westbound express lanes, where it collided with the Isuzu box truck.
By Richard L. Smith
The collision ignited the Isuzu into flames, causing it to enter the westbound local lanes. The GMC SUV then collided with the Volvo tractor-trailer.
As a result of the crash, NJ State Police said the driver and passenger of the Isuzu box truck sustained fatal injuries.
Their identities are pending confirmation.
The driver of the Volvo tractor-trailer, a 63-year-old male from Temple, TX, and his passenger, a 60-year-old male from Killeen, TX, sustained serious injuries and were transported to a local hospital.
The driver and passenger of the GMC SUV sustained minor injuries. No other injuries were reported.
The crash remains under investigation.
