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.