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Carteret Woman Among 2 Dead In Bridge Crash That Left 3 Vehicles Mangled

Police have identified the two people killed in a three-vehicle crash on a Newark bridge over the weekend.

Anaji Ryan was the driver of the Ford Focus in the three-vehicle crash on the Raymond Boulevard Bridge in Newark.

Anaji Ryan was the driver of the Ford Focus in the three-vehicle crash on the Raymond Boulevard Bridge in Newark.

Photo Credit: Anaji Ryan Facebook (inset)/HudPost Instagram

Anaji Ryan, of Carteret, was driving a Ford Focus which collided with a Dodge Durango and Subaru Outback on the Raymond Boulevard Bridge in the city’s Ironbound section around 4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said.

Both she and her passenger, Ayriella M. Hughes, were killed. Their ages and hometowns were pending verification.

The drivers of the other two vehicles were taken to area hospitals.

HudPost shared footage of the crash investigation, which shows multiple mangled vehicles at the scene.

Dozens of people mourned Ryan's loss on social media.

The collision is being investigated by detectives from the Prosecutor’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau, which includes detectives from the Newark Fire Department. There is no additional information currently available.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s tip line at 877-847-7432.

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