Four young men, including three from Lakewood, were tragically killed early Sunday morning in a devastating two-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike near Exit 1, just north of the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
The collision occurred around 1 a.m. in the southbound lanes near Carneys Point Township, Salem County. According to New Jersey State Police, two vehicles were involved, leaving four people dead and one injured. The survivor was taken to a local hospital; their condition remains unknown.
Preliminary reports indicate one of the vehicles may have been traveling in the wrong direction when the crash occurred. The victims, all yeshiva students, were reportedly returning from a weekend trip when their car was struck head-on.
They have been identified as Yaakov Kilberg, Aharon Nosson Lebovitz, Shlomo Abba Cohen, and Chaim Simcha Grossman. Three of the bochurim were students at Rabbi Feigenbaum’s yeshiva in Lakewood, while Grossman was from South Fallsburg.
All lanes of the Turnpike south of Interchange 1 were closed for several hours as emergency crews worked through the night. By morning, limited traffic was being routed along the right shoulder.
The tragedy has sent shockwaves through the Orthodox Jewish community in Lakewood and beyond, with friends and classmates mourning the loss of the young men whose lives were cut short.
Funeral arrangements (levayah details) will be announced once finalized.
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes.
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