Two die in a head-on collision on Riverview Drive in Perth Amboy
PERTH AMBOY – Two people died and three others were injured in a two-vehicle head-on collision Friday afternoon on Riverview Drive.
Around 4 p.m. Friday, Perth Amboy police responded to Riverview Drive on a report of a vehicle collision. A total of five people were injured and trapped in the mangled vehicles and were promptly rescued by city firefighters, authorities said.
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Unfortunately, two of the victims involved have succumbed to their injuries and an additional passenger is listed in critical condition at a local trauma center. A driver and juvenile passenger in the second vehicle were transported to a local hospital for evaluation, according to police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Perth Amboy Chief of Police Larry Cattano at 732-442-4400.
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