3 Killed In Firey NJ Expressway Crash

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ — Two adults and a teenager were killed Sunday night after their car crashed into an Atlantic City Expressway toll plaza and caught fire, State Police said.

The vehicle struck the plaza in the eastbound lanes around 9:10 p.m. and quickly became completely engulfed in flames, police said.

Driver Reachthon Khiev, 31, passenger Reachsieh Khiev, 27, both of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Keotepie Khiev, 14, of Atlantic City, sustained fatal injuries, police said.

A 12-year-old girl from Atlantic City also sustained non-life-threatening inquires and was taken to an area hospital.

CBS Philly reports that an attendant working at the toll plaza also sustained non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash.

The cause of the crash has not yet been determined. The eastbound lanes were closed for several hours after the crash for the initial investigation and cleanup.

Photos from the scene on Twitter showed the vehicle engulfed in flames with large plumes of smoke surrounding the toll plaza.

Hamilton Twp: Atlantic City Expressway Eastbound . Car into toll plaza and on fire. 3 victims possibly still in car https://t.co/BIn82We1Cv
— AtlanticCity911 (@AtlanticCity911) December 27, 2021

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