A man and woman died in a fiery collision between a box truck and an unregistered motorcycle in New Jersey early Friday, officials say.
The horrific crash that happened around 2:30 a.m. in Jersey City on Route 440 sounded like an "explosion" before flames suddenly erupted in the area of Culver Avenue, a witness told NBC 4 New York.
The witness, a security guard from a nearby car lot, said he heard the motorcycle go by him, but that it wasn’t traveling at a high rate of speed. He said he remembers a man and a woman riding on the bike, with at least one of them wearing a helmet. Police have not confirmed the witness' report.
He said he didn’t hear any brakes screeching or anything to indicate a sudden stop.
The identities of the two people killed have not been made public. The dead woman was 27 years old.
The stretch of route 440 was closed for several hours following the crash, but the northbound lanes had reopened around 5 a.m. The southbound lanes reopened at 6:30 a.m.
The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is in charge of the investigation.
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Friday, September 01, 2017 07:00AM
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two people were killed in a fiery motorcycle crash early Friday in Jersey City.
The victims appear to have been on a motorcycle that collided with a truck on Route 440 just after 2:30 a.m.
They were pronounced dead at the scene.
There is no word on the condition of the person driving the truck.
The crash was in the southbound lanes of Route 440, but northbound lanes were also closed for the investigation.
Both have since re-opened.
The names of the victims have not yet been released.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
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JERSEY CITY, NJ — Two people are dead after a fiery crash involving a motorcycle and box truck early Friday morning in Jersey City.
The two vehicles collided at Route 440 and Culver Avenue around 2:30 a.m., according to witnesses.
The motorcycle caught fire and two bodies were seen on the roadway after the crash, a local security guard said.
Investigators have not commented on the crash or what may have caused it.
Southbound Route 440 was closed at Communipaw Avenue during the investigation.
The scene was cleared and the road reopened by 6:30 a.m.