Three adults were killed and two children were hospitalized following a four-vehicle crash in New Jersey involving a minivan for special needs students, authorities said Friday.
The collision occurred around 3:20 p.m. Thursday on Route 10 in Randolph Township, according to Morris County prosecutors, who are investigating the incident.
Bertha Castaneda, 67; Maria Figueroa, 58; and Diane Goetz, 71, were all killed in the crash. Prosecutors said Castaneda and Figueroa were traveling in the van associated with P.G. Chambers, a special education school in Cedar Knolls.
A GoFundMe page describes one of the injured children as a 4-year-old boy with special needs who was on his way home from school. He’s said to be “fighting for his life” at Morristown Hospital.
Two other adults were reportedly treated for injuries at the accident site.
Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said his office was unable to provide further details other than calling the deadly crash “a horrible tragedy for the Morris County community and beyond.”
The Randolph Police Department and Morris County Sheriff’s Office CSI Unit are assisting in the investigation.
