State police and dive teams pulled two people from marshy waters off the Garden State Parkway, but one of the victims did not survive.
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PORT REPUBLIC, N.J. (WPVI) -- State police and dive teams pulled two people from marshy waters off the Garden State Parkway, but one of the victims did not survive.
The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday on the Mullica Bridge in Port Republic, New Jersey.
Police say a driver lost control and plummeted off the bridge.
It took crews about three hours to pull the driver and passenger out of the water.
One person died and was pronounced dead, and the other victim is in critical condition.
Motorists should expect delay southbound on the Garden State Parkway at the crash site.
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