Both vehicles sustained extensive damage and had to be towed following the crash at Franklin Avenue and North Walnut Street shortly before 9 o'clock.
The minivan passenger was taken to the Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with a neck injury.
Police issued a summons, but it wasn't clear to whom or for what.
Firefighters also cleaned up a fuel spill.
Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this report.
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