Police in Jersey City are investigating a fatal car crash that left one person dead and a child seriously injured overnight.
Authorities shut down traffic on Rt. 440 in both directions near the Stadium Shopping Mall after a car crashed at Danforth Ave. causing the vehicle to become engulfed in flames around 4 a.m. this morning.
First responders rushed to the scene where desperate attempts to rescue the injured occupants of the car were briefly met with intense flames from the burning vehicle. When rescuers finally reached the occupants, one person was pronounced dead at the scene while EMS rushed a child to Jersey City Medical Center in serious condition.
Investigators from the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office were on the scene collecting evidence in an attempt to find the cause of the crash.