Traffic & Transit

Fatal Crash On ​Garden State Parkway In Bergen County: Police

Two separate crashes caused closures on the Garden State Parkway on Wednesday.

Two separate crashes caused closures on the Garden State Parkway on Wednesday.
Two separate crashes caused closures on the Garden State Parkway on Wednesday. (Patch photo)

NEW JERSEY – One person died in a crash on the Garden State Parkway on Wednesday, police said.

Sang Nam, 53, of Hillsdale died in the crash when her car was struck as it sat in the express lanes at the Pascack Valley Toll Plaza in Washington Township, police said.

The fatal crash happened around 5:53 a.m. on the Garden State Parkway southbound in Bergen County, authorities said.

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The left and center lanes were blocked.

Another crash happened on Garden State Parkway southbound near the Union Toll Plaza in Hillside Township.

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Two left lanes were blocked near I-78.

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