Driver Killed After Ford-150 Engulfed In Flames In East Windsor NJ Turnpike Crash: NJSP

By Sam Barron From Daily Voice

A person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County on Thursday, Aug. 7, authorities said.

At 10:32 a.m., a Kenworth semi-trailer struck the back of a Ford F-150 and then struck the side of the Mercedes Benz on the New Jersey Turnpike south in East Windsor Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.

The Ford F-150 then struck the back of a Freightliner and during the cash, its rear wheel dislodged and struck the back of a Ford van, Lebron said. The Ford F-150 then became fully engulfed in flames, LeBron said.

The driver of the Ford F-150 was pronounced dead at the scene, Lebron said. The identity of the driver is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification, Lebron said.

The drivers of the Ford van and the Mercedes-Benz sustained minor injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.