
2 airlifted to the hospital after crash on I-80 in Morris County
ROXBURY TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – Two people were airlifted to the hospital after a crash on Interstate 80 in Roxbury Township Friday morning, New Jersey State Police Sergeant Lawrence Peele said.
The crash happened at 6:40 a.m. on Interstate 80 west in the area of mile post 36.7, Peele said.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a Ford Focus struck a Toyota Tacoma causing the Toyota to run off the right side of the roadway, hit the guardrail and overturn, Peele said.
Both occupants of the Toyota were airlifted to Morristown Medical Center and they remain in serious condition, Peele said.
Their names were not released.
The right lane of I-80 was closed for approximately 6 hours, Peele said.
The crash remains under investigation, Peele said.