Police: 2 drivers seriously injured following crash on Route 1

Police in Linden say two people were seriously injured following an early morning crash on Route 1.

News 12 Staff

Aug 6, 2019, 2:25 PM

Updated 1,952 days ago

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Police in Linden say two people were seriously injured following an early morning crash on Route 1.
The crash happened just before 4:15 a.m. in the southbound lanes.
According to police, a 2008 Infiniti was traveling south when it struck a 2004 Ford Explorer as it made a left turn from Route 1 north onto S. Wood Avenue.
Police say both drivers, a 25-year-old man from Elizabeth and a 29-year-old woman from Woodbridge, were taken to Newark University Hospital with serious injuries.
Route 1 south was closed as a result of the crash. Lanes reopened shortly after 7 a.m.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Inv. Miesko Niedziolka at (908) 474-8505.