The crash occurred at the intersection of Route 27 and Columbia Street, police say.
(file photo)HIGHLAND PARK -- Authorities are investigating a fatal Saturday afternoon accident on Route 27, borough police confirmed.
The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of Route 27 and Columbia Street, said Highland Park Police Department spokesman Captain Scott Golden.
The circumstances of the incident were not immediately made clear.
Asked for details of the crash, including the age and identity of the deceased victim, Golden referred questions to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.
A spokesman for the prosecutor's office declined to immediately provide additional details of the incident.
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