Three pedestrians were killed late Saturday night after two cars collided in Chatsworth, a small community in Woodland Township, the New Jersey State Police said.
Dion Cardell, 50, of Browns Mills, Pemberton Township; Michael Stull, 46, of Hamilton; and Brian Blaszka, 36, of Forked River, Lacey Township died after being struck on Chatsworth-Barnegat Road near Magnolia Street at 11:25 p.m., State Police spokesman Sgt. Philip Curry said.
According to Curry, a preliminary investigation found a Nissan Maxima heading north on Chatsworth-Barnegat Road (County Route 532) struck the rear end of a Ford Mustang heading the same direction. The Nissan then fatally struck the three men, he said.
“The driver of the Ford sustained minor injuries and the driver of the Nissan did not report any injuries,” Curry said in a statement.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Additional information, like why the three men were on the road, was not immediately available Sunday.
Chatsworth is an unincorporated community where several roads and highways converge in southern Burlington County between the Brendan T. Byrne and Wharton state forests.
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