JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (WABC) -- Two people were killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike late Monday afternoon, which backed up traffic for miles.
It happened just before 3:30 p.m. in the westbound lanes of the Hudson Extension at Interchange 14C in Jersey City.
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The New Jersey State Police said three vehicles were involved in the crash, and four people were in all of the vehicles.
One vehicle rear-ended another, causing the second vehicle to get into a head-on collision with a van.
Two adults and one child were rushed to the hospital where two of the victims later died.
The victims' identities have not yet been released.