4 dead, 1 critical after fiery car crash in Newark

By FOX 5 NY STAFF

Updated July 23, 2022 9:50pm EDT

4 dead, 1 critically hurt after fiery Newark car crash

A horrific car crash in Newark killed at least four people in a fiery early-morning tragedy.

NEW JERSEY - Four people have died and another was critically injured after a fiery car crash in Newark on Saturday morning.

The incident happened around 4:15 a.m. near Frelinghuysen Ave & Evergreen Ave, according to authorities.

The crash involved a tractor-trailer and two cars. All of the vehicles caught fire and four people trapped inside the cars after the crash died of their injuries. A fifth person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

The crash remains under investigation.