An off-duty police sergeant came upon the crash just after 2 a.m. Friday.
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Three occupants were pulled from the smashed vehicle and rushed to Jersey City Medical Center. One was pronounced dead.
The conditions of the other two injured people are not yet known.
The crash closed the westbound lanes of the covered roadway into the morning commute.
The Hudson County Prosecutors Office and Jersey City police are investigating the crash.
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