2 people on motorcycle killed in collision with truck in Jersey City

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two people were killed in a fiery motorcycle crash early Friday in Jersey City.

The victims appear to have been on a motorcycle that collided with a truck on Route 440 just after 2:30 a.m.

They were pronounced dead at the scene.

There is no word on the condition of the person driving the truck.

The crash was in the southbound lanes of Route 440, but northbound lanes were also closed for the investigation.

Both have since re-opened.

The names of the victims have not yet been released.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation.