Crime & Safety

Philadelphia Man, New Jersey Woman Killed In Route 55 Accident In Gloucester County, State Police Say

Chopper 3 was over the crash scene, which showed debris littering the highway.

(CBS News Philadelphia)

September 6, 2024

MANTUA TWP., N.J. (CBS) — Two adults were killed in a wrong-way head-on accident on Route 55 Thursday in Mantua Township in Gloucester County, according to New Jersey State Police.

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NJSP identified the two people killed as Stanley Kahana, a 62-year-old from Philadelphia, and 53-year-old Jennifer Hufnell of Deptford.

The crash happened just before 9 a.m. on Route 55 North in the area of milepost 51.8, according to NJSP. The crash shut down Route 55 North between Exit 48 (Ellis Street, Glassboro) and Exit 53 (Woodbury-Glassboro Road) for hours.

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