By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Middlesex County announced that a serious crash is under investigation in the City of New Brunswick. 
Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone stated that on June 29, at approximately 10:15 P.M., the New Brunswick Police Department responded to the intersection of Route 18 and Paulus Boulevard for a report of a serious crash.
Upon their arrival, authorities located a Hyundai Santa Fe that was occupied by the driver and 3 additional occupants, which struck a Chevy Equinox that was occupied by the driver and 4 additional occupants, MCPO officials say.
According to Middlesex County officials, one of the occupants of the Hyundai and all of the passengers of the Chevy, including a 5-year-old girl, were transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for treatment.
The 5-year-old girl remains in critical condition, Middlesex County authorities stated.
Anyone with information or surveillance footage of the area is asked to call Officer Mark Smith of the New Brunswick Police Department at 732-745-5005 or Detective James Barnes of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3437.