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3-Vehicle Collision With Dump Truck Leaves South Jersey Woman, 87, Critical

An 87-year-old woman was critically hurt in a three-vehicle crash involving a dump truck in South Jersey Tuesday, authorities said.

Franklin Township police

Franklin Township police

Photo Credit: Facebook/ Franklin Township Police

The woman was behind the wheel of an SUV when she entered the Coles Mille Road intersection on Stanton Avenue after stopping at the first stop sign around 2 p.m., Franklin Township police said.

That's when she was struck by a dump truck driven by a 45-year-old Pittsgrove man. A 77-year-old driver at the intersection was also struck, police said.

The SUV driver was airlifted to a local hospital and the 77-year-old woman was taken via ambulance, while the dump truck driver was not injured, police said.

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