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Police Identify Victims of Fatal New Brunswick Car Crash

New Brunswick

Authorities have identified two men who were killed early Monday after their vehicle left the road and plunged in the Raritan River.

Police identified the driver as Robert J. Veras-Toribio, 22, of North Brunswick.

Police said he was found unresponsive and unconscious just outside the vehicle.

Apassenger inside the vehicle was identified as Kelvin Lantigua, 21, of New Brunswick authorities said.

Lantigua was found inside the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

According to police, the 2009 Honda Accord the men were traveling in around 1:40 a.m. went through a wooded area on Route 18 North near the exit to Route 27 and landed in the river.

A preliminary investigation indicates the driver lost control of the vehicle, which left the roadway and struck a guardrail before hitting the water, authorities said.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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