The crash occurred around 8 p.m. on Thursday night.
CRANBURY -- A 21-year-old woman died Thursday night in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike after she was ejected from a vehicle and then struck by another car, police said.
Another five people were injured in the deadly three-car crash that occurred just before 8 p.m. in the northbound, outer lanes of the roadway, according to New Jersey State Police spokesman Sgt. First Class Gregory Williams.
At least 1 dead in Turnpike accident
A Chevy Malibu hit the back of a Ford Escort traveling in the center lane, causing the Escort to lose control and strike a left-side guardrail, Williams said.
Milagro Aceituno, 21, of Baltimore, was sitting in the rear, center passenger seat of the Escort at the time of the crash and was ejected from the vehicle, according to Williams. Aceituno was then hit by a Mercury Sable, Williams said.
Aceituno was pronounced dead just after 10:30 p.m.
Five other people were taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The cause of the accident is under investigation and no charges have been filed, Williams said.
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