Four Injured After Pickup Crashes Into Truck, Traffic Sign On Route 78: Njsp

At 9:22 a.m.., a Ford pickup traveling eastbound struck the back of a Freightliner truck that was parked on the right shoulder on Route 78 East in Union Township, Troy McNair, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.

The Ford continued alongside the right side of the Freightliner before striking the front of the tractor trailer and a traffic sign, McNair said. The driver of the Ford, a 21-year-old Los Angeles resident and a passenger, a 21-year-old Brooklyn resident, suffered serious injuries and were transported to an area hospital, McNair said.

Two other passengers sustained minor injuries, McNair said. The accident remains under investigation, McNair said.

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