Two people were killed and three were injured in a head-on crash on Route 9 in South Amboy on April 16, 2017.
SOUTH AMBOY -- Police are investigating a fatal head-on crash on Route 9 Sunday morning that left two drivers dead and three passengers injured.
Miguel Mendoza-Chong, 31, of Perth Amboy, was killed when his vehicle was struck by a minivan driven by Percell Livingston, Jr. 51, of East Orange, according to a statement from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
The crash occurred in the northbound lanes of Route 9 at 2:15 a.m.
Both men were pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.
The passengers riding with Mendoza-Chong were taken to area hospitals.
A 38-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were listed in serious condition at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
The third victim, a 28-year-old woman, was treated at Raritan Bay Medical Center's Perth Amboy Division, and was released, according to the statement.
According to a preliminary investigation, Livingston "turned onto Route 9 north, but was heading the wrong way" when he crashed his 2002 Nissan Quest into Mendoza-Chong's vehicle, a 2011 Honda Odyssey, the statement said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information can contact the South Amboy Police Department at 732-721-0111, or the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at 732-745-8843.
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