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4 teens killed after being struck by Colorado driver in wrong-way crash on New Jersey Turnpike

Christopher Neff, 41, of Westminster, suffered serious injuries in crash and was hospitalized

Drivers travel on the New Jersey Turnpike and connecting roads in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Drivers travel on the New Jersey Turnpike and connecting roads in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
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Four teenagers were killed in after being struck by a Colorado driver in a early Sunday, authorities said.

All four teens were in the same vehicle, which was near the south end of the highway in Carneys Point Township, NJ.com reported.

Yaakov Kilberg, 19, was driving the Mazda , according to the Asbury Park Press. Aharon Lebovits, Shlomo Cohen and Chaim Grossman, all 18, were passengers in the vehicle, the outlet reported.

Christopher Neff, a 41-year-old resident of Westminster, Colorado, was , Philadelphia NBC affiliate WCAU reported. He suffered serious injuries in the wreck and was hospitalized, authorities said.

Police said around 12:40 a.m., about 25 miles southwest of Philadelphia, according to local CBS affiliate KYW. The teens were headed southbound when Neff collided with them head-on, then a tractor-trailer struck their vehicle from behind, police said.

“A simultaneous winching operation and extrication on the second vehicle determined, unfortunately, that ,” the Carneys Point Fire Department wrote on Facebook.

Kilberg, Lebovits and Cohen were residents of Lakewood, N.J., while Grossman lived in Fallsburg, N.Y. They were reportedly enjoying a weekend break.

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