6 dead in New Jersey after car flies off overpass, bursts into flames

Muri Assunção, New York Daily News on Dec 7, 2024

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NEW YORK — Six people were killed in a fiery car crash in Newark, New Jersey, late Friday night after the car they were in flew off an overpass, smashed into a support beam and then burst into flames.

The tragic incident occurred just before 11 p.m., near Raymond Boulevard and Blanchard Street, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said, according to NorthJersey.com.

The car carrying the six individuals “somehow went off the roadway, became airborne, and struck a support column for the Pulaski Skyway before landing on the ground,” officials said.

The vehicle then caught fire, killing all six victims, whose identities have not been released.

Shocking images circulating on social media show the burned and charred remains of a vehicle under the Pulaski Skyway. The back of the car is completely destroyed and at least one of its wheels is off.

A spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office confirmed to the Daily News that the crash “resulted in the deaths of six individuals” but declined to offer any more details.

A press conference is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Monday.

“No further updates will be issued until that time,” the spokesperson said.