Driver, front passenger seriously injured after van veers off Route 287 in Riverdale
A New York man and a teenager were seriously injured after a van with 10 occupants went off Route 287 near Riverdale and down an embankment early Tuesday morning, police said.
A State Police investigation determined a Ford Transit van heading northbound was taking the Exit 53 ramp when it went off the roadway and struck a curb shortly before 3 a.m. Tuesday, Sgt. Charles Marchan said.
The van then went over a grass median and became airborne. It traveled over the entrance ramp and guardrail before striking several trees on its way down the embankment, Marchan said.
The 20-year-old driver of the van, a resident of New Square, New York, and front passenger, a 15-year-old from Monsey, New York, both sustained serious injuries in the crash. The eight other passengers in the vehicle suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
This article originally appeared on New Jersey Herald: Route 287 crash in Riverdale NJ causes serious injuries
