Police said four people were inside the SUV in the westbound lanes of the expressway near Rosedale Avenue just before 11:50 p.m. when the driver somehow lost control.
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The vehicle slammed into a parked tow truck that had stopped for a broken-down vehicle.
Video from the scene appears to show the car pinned underneath a semi-trailer truck.
A 33-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man were killed.
A 32-year-old woman was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital while a 15-year-old girl was taken to Jacobi Medical Center.
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The severity of their injuries is not clear.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
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