The victim was pronounced dead after a taxi crashed on North 3rd Street near Cliff Street in Paterson shortly after 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, responders said.
At least one other vehicle apparently caught fire, presenting a danger to neighborhood homes, they said.
City firefighters doused the flames.
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