At least three people are dead and three others suffered severe injuries in a Jersey City crash that left one of the vehicles nearly flattened and on its side, according to law enforcement.
The crash occurred around 1:30 a.m. Monday on Paterson Plank Road near Congress Street, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Video showed the extent of the damage, with a smaller Kia sedan left completely destroyed and up against a wall in a vertical position. The other vehicle, a BMW SUV, was in the middle of the street with its front end completely mangled and crushed, its doors wide open.
The county prosecutor's office said at least three people died in the crash, while three more were badly injured and were rushed to the hospital.
The driver of the Kia, 26-year-old Dylan Weidenfeld, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the collision unit. There were five people in the BMW, with a man and woman in the backseat killed in the crash as well. A third person in the backseat, a 19-year-old woman, was said to be in critical condition at Jersey City Medical Center.
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The driver and front-seat passenger, a man and woman who are both 23 years old, suffered injuries that were not considered to be life-threatening, the investigation found.
Members of the Jersey City Fire Department came to assist first responders on-scene, helping to extricate passengers and looking for any additional patients who might have been hurt in the crash.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation unit is looking into the details of the heavy crash.
