Fatal crash closes Route 42 northbound in Bellmawr, New Jersey. Gray Hall reports during Action News at 6 a.m. on April 21, 2018.
Saturday, April 21, 2018 01:54PM
BELLMAWR, N.J. (WPVI) --
Route 42 northbound has been reopened after a fatal crash took place early Saturday morning in Camden County.
New Jersey State Police confirm two people were killed in a crash around 3 a.m. near Route 55 in Bellmawr.
According to police, a car was entering the northbound lanes of 42 from Route 55 when they crashed into an asphalt dump truck.
The impact of the crash caused the dump truck to overturn, injuring the truck driver.
Meanwhile, an SUV traveling northbound on 42 crashed into the overturned truck.
The driver and a back seat passenger of that SUV died in the crash.
Two other passengers were injured.
The crash remains under investigation.
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April 21 2018
BELLMAWR, N.J. (WTXF) - Police are investigating following an overnight crash that left two dead and three injured in Bellmawr, New Jersey.
Around 3:30 a.m., a Nissan Sentra entering from Route 55 to Route 42 northbound struck a dump truck. The impact of the crash caused the dump truck to overturn, spilling asphalt onto the road.
A Chevy traveling in the left lane struck the dump truck, ejecting the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have since identified the driver as 27-year-old Thomas Martinez-Cruz of Philadelphia.
A rear seat passenger, 21-year-old Reina Ortiz-Rodriguez of Philadelphia, was also killed in the crash.
Two other passengers in Martinez-Cruz's car remain in serious condition at Cooper University Hospital.
The driver of the dump truck also remains in serious condition. The driver of the Nissan was not injured.
Route 42 northbound closed for several hours following the crash but has since reopened.
This is an ongoing investigation.