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Jeffrey Marino of Philadelphia died in the crash, according to New Jersey State Police.
The crash occurred at 2:07 p.m. Monday, April 17 on the northbound lanes of I-295 at milepost 30.5 in Lawnside Borough, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman,
Preliminary investigation revealed that a Ford F-150 was traveling north in the center lane of I-295 when it side-swiped a Subaru Forester that was traveling north in the right lane, Curry said.
After the impact, the Ford impacted the guardrail to the left, overturned onto the driver’s side, and came to a rest in the center lane. The Subaru rotated clockwise and came to a rest in the right shoulder facing south.
As a result of the crash, the driver of the Ford sustained fatal injuries. The driver of the Subaru was not injured.
The name of the deceased is pending next of kin notification.
The northbound lanes of I-295 were closed from milepost 26 to 31 for approximately five hours resulting in heavy traffic congestion.
The crash remains under investigation.
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