An investigation is underway this morning into a late night crash that sent several people to the hospital in Newark.
Reports of a car crash with injuries sent first responders to the 700 block of Mount Prospect Ave. a little after 11 p.m. where crews arrived to locate one person injured after being ejected from a an overturned vehicle with other victims trapped inside.
Frantic rescue operations by Newark firefighters and University Hospital rescue crews had first responders extricate two victims from the vehicle.
All three victims were rushed to University Hospital where they were reported to be in serious condition this morning.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.