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UPDATE: 34-Year-Old Jersey City Man Killed in McCarter Highway Crash Newark

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Authorities in Essex County said the Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, which includes detectives from the Newark Police Department, is investigating a fatal motor vehicle incident.

Police say on Wednesday, Aug. 11, at approximately 4 pm, Mr. Calvin Cross, 34, of Jersey City, sustained fatal injuries in a motor vehicle crash on McCarter Highway between 3rd and 4th Avenue.

He was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:52 pm. 

The preliminary investigation indicates that Cross was driving a Honda Accord when he collided with a flatbed RAM 550 tow truck.

Two other vehicles also sustained damage in the multi-vehicle incident.

Police said everyone involved remained at the scene. 

At this time, none of the drivers have been charged with a crime.  

The investigation is active and ongoing.

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