By: Richard L. Smith
Authorities in Middlesex County are investigating an early Sunday morning crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that claimed the lives of two teenagers and sent four others to the hospital.
According to a statement released by Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and New Jersey State Police Acting Superintendent Jeanne Hengemuhle, emergency responders were dispatched to the southbound outer lanes of the Turnpike in Cranbury at approximately 5:06 a.m. on October 11.
Upon arriving near mile marker 69.9, authorities discovered a vehicle carrying six occupants.
Officials said two passengers, a 19-year-old male from Warminster, Pennsylvania, and a 16-year-old male from Hatboro, Pennsylvania, had been ejected from the vehicle.
Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
The four remaining occupants were transported to area hospitals for treatment. Their conditions were not immediately released.
Authorities have not disclosed what caused the crash.
The investigation remains active and ongoing.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Shadi Zaiton of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-4263.