A person was killed and two others were seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when a vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a tractor trailer on Rt. 31 in Hopewell Township, township police said.
Police did not immediately identify the victim of the 12:07 p.m. crash, between Titus Mill and Hopewell Pennington roads.
The initial investigation at the scene shows that a car with three occupants left the southbound lanes and crossed into northbound lanes, where it struck the tractor trailer, police said.
All three occupants were taken to a local hospital, where one died, police said.
Police shut down the highway following the crash.
Hopewell Township police are investigating with the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. Anyone with information for police can contact Hopewell Detective Steve Ciosek at 609-737-3100.
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