New Jersey State Police are investigating a collision that occurred on I-78 on Thursday evening.
According to police officials, the accident was reported at 8:11 p.m. east at milepost 12.6 in Union Township.
Preliminary investigation indicated that an Acura RSX and a Mack tractor and semi-trailer traveling eastbound collided.
Both vehicles entered the center median and struck the guardrail.
According to police, the tractor-trailer overturned, and as a result, the driver, Adan Loya-Rodriguez, 51, of Waynesboro, VA, sustained fatal injuries.
Police said that the driver of the Acura, a 21-year-old male of Midlothian, VA sustained moderate injuries and was airlifted to an area hospital.
The accident remains under investigation.