Gloucester Twp, NJ (May 11, 2023) – Police in Gloucester Township are currently searching for the driver of a pickup truck responsible for causing a hit-and-run collision. The accident occurred at around 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 6.
Sources say the crash happened along College Drive in Blackwood when a light-colored pickup truck hit a vehicle in the southbound lanes while merging. When the pickup struck the other vehicle, it was forced into a head-on crash with yet another car headed north.
The driver of the pickup truck did not stop to render aid or wait for police. Authorities in Gloucester Township are still investigating.
Paramedics rendered aid to the injured parties at the scene, but few details are currently available concerning the nature and severity of those injuries.
We hope for the full and fast recovery of the injured victims.
No further information has been reported.
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