Beachgoer on bench killed, several hurt after out-of-control car plunges into Delaware Bay

A automobile that careened uncontrolled fatally struck a lady sitting on a bench on a seaside in North Cape Might earlier than plunging into the Delaware Bay, officers stated.

The incident occurred about 8 p.m. Monday when the automobile went off the street on Lincoln Boulevard close to Seashore Drive in Decrease Township, crashed via a guardrail and struck a number of individuals who had gathered to look at the solar set, in line with a report in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Information video from the scene confirmed the white automobile sitting within the water, not removed from the shore as a medical helicopter landed close to the scene and emergency autos waited close by. An official instructed NJ Advance Media that a number of individuals have been injured and one particular person killed.

Decrease Township Mayor Frank Sippel instructed the Press of Atlantic Metropolis on Monday {that a} lady sitting on a bench overlooking the water had been struck by the automobile and later died.

There have been three individuals contained in the automobile when it went off the street, 6abc reported.

Police in Decrease Township didn’t instantly reply Tuesday to requires additional particulars. The Cape Might County County Prosecutor’s Workplace is dealing with the investigation.

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