Two Dead In Fiery Mountainside Crash

A man and woman died early Sunday morning when their car struck a tree and caught fire on Route 22 in Mountainside, authorities said.

A man and woman died in fiery crash Sunday morning on Route 22 in Mountainside, police said.
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Cecilia Levine

01/12/2020 12:05 p.m.

The man was was speeding when his car hit a tree in the center median of the highway near the Garden State Parkway intersection around 4 a.m., police said.

The car caught fire immediately and trapped the driver -- his female passenger was thrown from the vehicle.

Both victims died at the scene, authorities said. Their ages and identities have not yet been released.

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