A Jeep SUV and a Honda SUV were heading westbound when they collided near milepost 29 in Roxbury around 1:45 a.m., NJSP Detective I Jeffrey Lebron told Daily Voice.
The Jeep driver and its four passengers were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation of minor injuries, Lebron said.
No other injuries were reported in the crash, which remains under investigation.
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