Authorities ID Man Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In Linden

Robert Kern was struck by a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe at the intersection of W Baltimore Avenue near Hussa Street around 8 p.m., police said.

Kern, of Linden, was treated at the scene and rushed to Newark University Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said.

The driver of the vehicle, a 49-year-old man also from Linden, was not injured in the crash.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Linden Police Traffic Bureau. 

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Inv. Mieszko Niedziolka at (908) 474-8505 or via email at mniedziolka@lpdnj.org.

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