A crash that resulted in fatal injuries on the Garden State Parkway in Waretown had NJ State Police Officials investigating.
Troopers were called to the southbound lanes of the highway near mile marker 69.9 where upon their arrival they observed an occupied burning vehicle several feet into the woods at that location.
Firefighters extricated two victims from the vehicle shortly after extinguishing the small blaze.
The driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene while the passenger was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.