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2 trapped in vehicle after striking tree on I-78 in Somerset County
WARREN TOWNSHIP, NJ (Somerset County) – Two people were trapped in a vehicle after striking a tree on Interstate 78 in Somerset County Tuesday morning, according to New Jersey State Police spokesperson Sergeant Philip Curry.
The crash happened at 9:56 a.m. on I-78 westbound at milepost 38 in Warren Township, Curry said.
A preliminary police investigation revealed that a Hyundai Sonata ran off the road in the area of Exit 36 and struck a tree, Curry said.
Both occupants were temporarily trapped in the vehicle and once extricated, both were transported to Morristown Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Curry said.