Crime & Safety

One Injured in Senior Citizen Van Crash

A van carrying up to five passengers struck the guardrail on the Garden State Parkway

One was reported injured after a van collided with a guardrail on the Garden State Parkway in Forked River, Lt. Stephen Jones with the state police said.

The van, which was carrying up to five senior citizen passengers, struck the side guardrail on the Garden State Parkway northbound at approximately 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, he said.

One woman sustained a hand injury and was transported to Southern Ocean County Medical Center, he said.

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