A violent overnight crash on a highway in Elizabeth had several people rushed to a Newark hospital.
The multi-vehicle crash happened in the northbound local lanes of Route 1&9 near the Renaissance Hotel, shortly before midnight, sending emergency responders from Newark and Elizabeth to the scene where they found several trapped occupants.
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EMS rushed four people to University Hospital in Newark with a female victim reportedly suffering fatal injuries.
According to witnesses at the scene, the crash appeared to be a head-on accident with a car heading in the wrong direction.
Police set up a crime scene on the scene where they investigated the cause of the crash.