What to Know
- A car crash on Route 80 in New Jersey claimed the lives of two people on Sunday, officials say
- State police troopers say the crash took place around 11 a.m. on the westbound section of Route 80 in Paterson
- Authorities are working to identify the cause of the crash; the names of the two who died were not immediately released
Police say two people were killed in a crash on an interstate highway in New Jersey over the weekend.
New Jersey State Police troopers say the crash took place around 11 a.m. Sunday on the westbound section of Route 80 in Paterson. Police did not immediately identify the victims of the crash.
Authorities are working to identify the cause of the crash. A small group of people identified as family and friends of a victim gathered on the overpass above the site of the crash Sunday afternoon.
Lanes were shut down for hours.
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